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

Build-A-Bear Workshop's stock was trading at $23.84 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, BBW shares have decreased by 21.4% and is now trading at $18.73.
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Build-A-Bear Workshop saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,870,000 shares, an increase of 11.3% from the April 15th total of 1,680,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 329,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.7 days. Approximately 13.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, September 7th 2023.
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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 25th. The specialty retailer reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.03. The specialty retailer had revenue of $120.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $124.24 million. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 45.51% and a net margin of 10.29%. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.89 EPS.

Build-A-Bear Workshop announced a special dividend on Wednesday, March 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 23rd will be paid a dividend of $1.50 per share on Thursday, April 6th. This is a boost from the stock's previous special dividend of $1.25.
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First Trust Dow Jones Select Microcap Index Fund holds 33,772 shares of BBW stock, representing 0.52% of its portfolio.

Build-A-Bear Workshop announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, November 30th 2021, which allows the company to buyback $25,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy up to 9.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Build-A-Bear Workshop issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, March, 9th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $491.33 million-$500.69 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $460.37 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 Cannell Capital LLC (8.27%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.33%), BlackRock Inc. (5.81%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (2.54%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.24%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.66%). 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 $18.73.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) has a market capitalization of $279.83 million and generates $467.94 million in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $47.99 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.26 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 4,200 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.