Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Competitors $57.96 -2.05 (-3.41%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$58.05 +0.09 (+0.15%) As of 07:44 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BBW vs. ASO, TBBB, CSAN, VSCO, SVV, CWH, GRDN, GO, RVLV, and NEGGShould you be buying Build-A-Bear Workshop stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Build-A-Bear Workshop include Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO), BBB Foods (TBBB), Cosan (CSAN), Victoria's Secret & Co. (VSCO), Savers Value Village (SVV), Camping World (CWH), Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN), Grocery Outlet (GO), Revolve Group (RVLV), and Newegg Commerce (NEGG). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Build-A-Bear Workshop vs. Its Competitors Academy Sports and Outdoors BBB Foods Cosan Victoria's Secret & Co. Savers Value Village Camping World Guardian Pharmacy Services Grocery Outlet Revolve Group Newegg Commerce Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) and Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) are both retail companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Is ASO or BBW a better dividend stock? Academy Sports and Outdoors pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Build-A-Bear Workshop pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays out 9.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Build-A-Bear Workshop pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Academy Sports and Outdoors has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Build-A-Bear Workshop has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ASO or BBW? 79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend ASO or BBW? Academy Sports and Outdoors presently has a consensus target price of $58.11, suggesting a potential upside of 9.76%. Build-A-Bear Workshop has a consensus target price of $68.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.31%. Given Build-A-Bear Workshop's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Build-A-Bear Workshop is more favorable than Academy Sports and Outdoors.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Academy Sports and Outdoors 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45Build-A-Bear Workshop 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 Does the media refer more to ASO or BBW? In the previous week, Academy Sports and Outdoors had 12 more articles in the media than Build-A-Bear Workshop. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Academy Sports and Outdoors and 3 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop. Build-A-Bear Workshop's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' score of 0.44 indicating that Build-A-Bear Workshop is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Academy Sports and Outdoors 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Build-A-Bear Workshop 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ASO or BBW more profitable? Build-A-Bear Workshop has a net margin of 11.34% compared to Academy Sports and Outdoors' net margin of 6.21%. Build-A-Bear Workshop's return on equity of 41.14% beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Academy Sports and Outdoors6.21% 18.47% 7.21% Build-A-Bear Workshop 11.34%41.14%19.56% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ASO or BBW? Academy Sports and Outdoors has higher revenue and earnings than Build-A-Bear Workshop. Academy Sports and Outdoors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Build-A-Bear Workshop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcademy Sports and Outdoors$5.97B0.59$418.45M$5.349.91Build-A-Bear Workshop$496.40M1.53$51.78M$4.4613.00 Which has more volatility and risk, ASO or BBW? Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Build-A-Bear Workshop has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBuild-A-Bear Workshop beats Academy Sports and Outdoors on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Build-A-Bear Workshop News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BBW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BBW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BBW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBuild-A-Bear WorkshopRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$761.08M$11.97B$27.45B$21.94BDividend Yield1.44%2.12%171.02%3.56%P/E Ratio13.0017.3319.8029.65Price / Sales1.531.999.0097.82Price / Cash12.4112.4017.7118.33Price / Book5.604.145.144.61Net Income$51.78M$608.12M$914.89M$1.01B7 Day Performance-10.86%-2.59%-1.13%0.14%1 Month Performance-10.19%-1.14%0.45%2.33%1 Year Performance64.58%4.60%14.90%13.85% Build-A-Bear Workshop Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBWBuild-A-Bear Workshop3.6918 of 5 stars$57.97-3.4%$68.00+17.3%+68.7%$761.08M$496.40M13.005,100ASOAcademy Sports and Outdoors3.068 of 5 stars$50.71+1.8%$58.50+15.4%-5.4%$3.38B$5.93B9.5022,000TBBBBBB Foods2.7591 of 5 stars$26.84+2.2%$33.75+25.8%-18.9%$3.06B$3.15B-335.4425,300Positive NewsCSANCosan4.7894 of 5 stars$4.66+0.5%$9.47+103.4%-53.5%$2.17B$8.15B3.5312,090VSCOVictoria's Secret & Co.2.4889 of 5 stars$26.49+1.0%$26.27-0.8%+20.3%$2.12B$6.23B14.7231,000SVVSavers Value Village2.4982 of 5 stars$13.62-0.7%$12.20-10.4%+25.9%$2.12B$1.54B64.8622,700CWHCamping World4.3393 of 5 stars$16.49-0.1%$21.67+31.4%-33.1%$1.68B$6.10B-82.4213,060GRDNGuardian Pharmacy Services1.3301 of 5 stars$26.10+0.3%$26.33+0.9%+36.7%$1.65B$1.23B-17.173,400Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeGOGrocery Outlet1.9022 of 5 stars$16.04+1.3%$16.00-0.2%-2.8%$1.57B$4.37B229.182,307RVLVRevolve Group3.7869 of 5 stars$21.96-0.2%$27.40+24.8%-8.6%$1.57B$1.13B35.411,632NEGGNewegg Commerce1.1049 of 5 stars$39.98-7.4%N/A+282.0%$1.52B$1.31B0.002,200News CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Academy Sports and Outdoors Competitors BBB Foods Competitors Cosan Competitors Victoria's Secret & Co. 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