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Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$43.99 -0.54 (-1.20%)
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About Barrett Business Services Stock (NASDAQ:BBSI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$44.35
$44.54
50-Day Range
$44.00
$49.17
52-Week Range
$35.81
$49.65
Volume
7,438 shs
Average Volume
145,351 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.13 billion
P/E Ratio
21.84
Dividend Yield
0.73%
Price Target
$47.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Barrett Business Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

BBSI MarketRank™: 

Barrett Business Services scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 19th out of 318 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Barrett Business Services has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Barrett Business Services is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Barrett Business Services has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Barrett Business Services' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Barrett Business Services are expected to grow by 10.50% in the coming year, from $2.00 to $2.21 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Barrett Business Services is 21.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 234.64.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Barrett Business Services is 21.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 26.60.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Barrett Business Services has a PEG Ratio of 1.45. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Barrett Business Services has a P/B Ratio of 5.21. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Barrett Business Services' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.05% of the outstanding shares of Barrett Business Services have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Barrett Business Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Barrett Business Services has recently decreased by 10.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Barrett Business Services has a dividend yield of 0.72%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Barrett Business Services has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Barrett Business Services is 15.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Barrett Business Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.48% next year. This indicates that Barrett Business Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Barrett Business Services' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.05% of the outstanding shares of Barrett Business Services have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Barrett Business Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Barrett Business Services has recently decreased by 10.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Barrett Business Services has a news sentiment score of 1.71. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Barrett Business Services this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Barrett Business Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Barrett Business Services insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,296,983.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 4.10% of the stock of Barrett Business Services is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.76% of the stock of Barrett Business Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Barrett Business Services' insider trading history.
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BBSI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Barrett Business Services' stock was trading at $43.44 at the start of the year. Since then, BBSI shares have increased by 2.5% and is now trading at $44.53.

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 6th. The business services provider reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.05. The firm's revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis.
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Barrett Business Services shares split on Monday, June 24th 2024.The 4-1 split was announced on Monday, June 24th 2024. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, June 24th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 400 shares after the split.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Barrett Business Services: First Employment Services, Phillips Temps, Strategic Staffing, Pro HR, Associated Insurance Company for Excess, BBS I LLC, and Ecole Insurance Company.

Barrett Business Services' top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.48%). Insiders that own company stock include Gary Kramer, Gerald Blotz, Thomas J Carley, Anthony Meeker, Thomas B Cusick, Carla A Moradi and Joseph Stephen Clabby.
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Shares of BBSI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Barrett Business Services investors own include Humana (HUM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), American Water Works (AWK), Meta Platforms (META), TotalEnergies (TTE) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/06/2025
Record date for 9/5 Dividend
8/22/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/5 Dividend
8/22/2025
Dividend Payable
9/05/2025
Today
10/09/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Outsourcing
Sub-Industry
Human Resource & Employment Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:BBSI
CIK
902791
Employees
3,658
Year Founded
1951

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$49.00
Low Price Target
$45.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+5.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.03
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.94
Forward P/E Ratio
22.27
P/E Growth
1.45
Net Income
$52.99 million
Net Margins
4.49%
Pretax Margin
6.05%
Return on Equity
24.59%
Return on Assets
7.27%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.35
Current Ratio
1.25
Quick Ratio
1.25

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.20 billion
Price / Sales
0.95
Cash Flow
$2.34 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.02
Book Value
$8.54 per share
Price / Book
5.21

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
25,690,000
Free Float
24,637,000
Market Cap
$1.14 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.96

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This page (NASDAQ:BBSI) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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