Build-A-Bear Workshop - BBW Stock Forecast, Price & News

Build-A-Bear Workshop's stock was trading at $23.84 at the start of the year. Since then, BBW shares have decreased by 0.1% and is now trading at $23.82.
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Build-A-Bear Workshop saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,200,000 shares, an increase of 14.0% from the December 31st total of 1,930,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 283,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.8 days. Approximately 16.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 9th 2023.
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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 30th. The specialty retailer reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.13. The specialty retailer had revenue of $104.48 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $102.62 million. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 45.22% and a net margin of 11.40%.

Build-A-Bear Workshop announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Tuesday, November 30th 2021, which allows the company to repurchase $25,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 9.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Build-A-Bear Workshop issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Friday, December, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $455.00 million-$465.00 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $458.51 million.

225 employees have rated Build-A-Bear Workshop Chief Executive Officer Sharon John on Glassdoor.com. Sharon John has an approval rating of 62% among the company's employees. This puts Sharon John in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Build-A-Bear Workshop trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BBW."

Build-A-Bear Workshop's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include North Star Investment Management Corp. (1.27%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (1.04%) and SummerHaven Investment Management LLC (0.34%). Insiders that own company stock include Cannell Capital Llc, Craig Leavitt, David Kanen, Derek J Maetzold, Eric R Fencl, George Carrara, J Christopher Hurt, Jennifer Kretchmar, Maxine Clark, Robert L Dixon Jr, Sharon Price John and Vojin Todorovic.
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One share of BBW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $23.82.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) has a market capitalization of $351.35 million and generates $411.52 million in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $47.26 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.26 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 3,700 workers across the globe.

Build-A-Bear Workshop's mailing address is 1954 Innerbelt Business Center Drive, St. Louis MO, 63114. The official website for the company is www.buildabear.com. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at (314) 423-8000, via email at ir.buildabear.com, or via fax at 314-423-8188.