NASDAQ:BBSI - Barrett Business Services Stock Price, Forecast & News

Barrett Business Services trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BBSI."

Barrett Business Services declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 7th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, December 6th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.40%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 21st. View Barrett Business Services' Dividend History.

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 5th. The business services provider reported $3.24 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.30 by $0.94. The business services provider had revenue of $1.55 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.55 billion. Barrett Business Services had a return on equity of 39.84% and a net margin of 5.72%. View Barrett Business Services' Earnings History.

Barrett Business Services is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 25th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Barrett Business Services.

1 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Barrett Business Services' stock. Their forecasts range from $130.00 to $130.00. On average, they expect Barrett Business Services' share price to reach $130.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 51.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Barrett Business Services.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Barrett Business Services in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Barrett Business Services.

News headlines about BBSI stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Barrett Business Services earned a media sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Barrett Business Services.

Barrett Business Services saw a decline in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 67,800 shares, a decline of 21.9% from the October 31st total of 86,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 40,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. Approximately 1.0% of the company's stock are short sold. View Barrett Business Services' Current Options Chain.

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Barrett Business Services' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (2.22%), River Road Asset Management LLC (1.55%), Man Group plc (1.11%), Foundry Partners LLC (1.00%), Mackay Shields LLC (0.54%) and California Public Employees Retirement System (0.47%). Company insiders that own Barrett Business Services stock include Anthony Meeker, Gregory R Vaughn, James B Hicks, Jon L Justesen, Michael L Elich and Thomas J Carley. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Barrett Business Services.

BBSI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Man Group plc, State Street Corp, Mackay Shields LLC, Foundry Partners LLC, Boston Partners, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, River Road Asset Management LLC and Strs Ohio. Company insiders that have sold Barrett Business Services company stock in the last year include Anthony Meeker, Gregory R Vaughn, James B Hicks, Jon L Justesen, Michael L Elich and Thomas J Carley. View Insider Buying and Selling for Barrett Business Services.

BBSI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Chicago Equity Partners LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., California Public Employees Retirement System, Dupont Capital Management Corp, Alps Advisors Inc. and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Barrett Business Services.

Shares of BBSI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BBSI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $85.80.

Barrett Business Services has a market capitalization of $642.64 million and generates $940.70 million in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $38.06 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.98 on an earnings per share basis. Barrett Business Services employs 195,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Barrett Business Services.

The official website for Barrett Business Services is http://www.barrettbusiness.com/.

Barrett Business Services' mailing address is 8100 NE PARKWAY DRIVE SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA, 98662. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 360-828-0700 or via email at [email protected]