Roth Capital Issues Optimistic Estimate for BBSI Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has raised its Q4 2025 earnings per share estimate for Barrett Business Services (BBSI) from $0.69 to $0.73, indicating a positive outlook for the company's earnings potential.
• In its latest earnings report, Barrett Business Services exceeded expectations with an EPS of $0.70 and revenue of $307.70 million, showing a 10% year-over-year revenue growth.
• Barrett Business Services declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share, representing a 0.7% yield, with the dividend payout ratio currently at 15.76%.

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI - Free Report) - Roth Capital lifted their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Barrett Business Services in a report released on Thursday, August 7th. Roth Capital analyst J. Martin now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $0.73 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.69. The consensus estimate for Barrett Business Services' current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share.

Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The business services provider reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.05. Barrett Business Services had a net margin of 4.49% and a return on equity of 24.59%. The business had revenue of $307.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $299.95 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.62 EPS. The business's revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Barrett Business Services from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. Barrington Research increased their price target on shares of Barrett Business Services from $45.00 to $49.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th.

Barrett Business Services Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:BBSI traded down $0.66 during trading on Monday, reaching $46.04. The company's stock had a trading volume of 23,352 shares, compared to its average volume of 142,929. The company has a current ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Barrett Business Services has a 12 month low of $34.36 and a 12 month high of $48.48. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $43.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $41.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.18 billion, a PE ratio of 22.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.02.

Institutional Trading of Barrett Business Services

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Martingale Asset Management L P lifted its stake in Barrett Business Services by 0.6% in the first quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 38,213 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,572,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. CWC Advisors LLC. increased its position in shares of Barrett Business Services by 2.5% during the second quarter. CWC Advisors LLC. now owns 11,021 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $459,000 after acquiring an additional 268 shares during the period. Two Sigma Advisers LP increased its position in shares of Barrett Business Services by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 6,900 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $300,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the period. Lakewood Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Barrett Business Services by 2.9% during the second quarter. Lakewood Asset Management LLC now owns 10,912 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $455,000 after acquiring an additional 312 shares during the period. Finally, SummerHaven Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Barrett Business Services by 1.4% during the first quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 23,827 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $980,000 after acquiring an additional 332 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 86.76% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Barrett Business Services news, Director Anthony Meeker sold 7,380 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.14, for a total value of $310,993.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 55,504 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,338,938.56. This trade represents a 11.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Gerald Blotz sold 13,327 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.71, for a total transaction of $569,196.17. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 209,096 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,930,490.16. The trade was a 5.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 33,061 shares of company stock valued at $1,406,470 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 4.10% of the company's stock.

Barrett Business Services Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 22nd will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Barrett Business Services's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.76%.

Barrett Business Services Company Profile

Barrett Business Services, Inc provides business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies in the United States. The company develops a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry.