Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Competitors $74.61 -1.24 (-1.63%) Closing price 09/16/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$75.00 +0.39 (+0.52%) As of 09/16/2025 07:43 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, GRDN, CWH, GO, RVLV, and ARHSShould 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), Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN), Camping World (CWH), Grocery Outlet (GO), Revolve Group (RVLV), and Arhaus (ARHS). 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 Guardian Pharmacy Services Camping World Grocery Outlet Revolve Group Arhaus Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) and Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) are both retail companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment. Is BBW or ASO a better dividend stock? Build-A-Bear Workshop pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Build-A-Bear Workshop pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays out 9.7% 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. Build-A-Bear Workshop has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Academy Sports and Outdoors has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Which has more volatility & risk, BBW or ASO? Build-A-Bear Workshop has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, BBW or ASO? 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 RatioBuild-A-Bear Workshop$496.40M1.97$51.78M$4.4616.73Academy Sports and Outdoors$5.93B0.52$418.45M$5.348.68 Do institutionals and insiders believe in BBW or ASO? 79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to BBW or ASO? In the previous week, Academy Sports and Outdoors had 3 more articles in the media than Build-A-Bear Workshop. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Academy Sports and Outdoors and 9 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop. Academy Sports and Outdoors' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Build-A-Bear Workshop's score of 0.86 indicating that Academy Sports and Outdoors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Build-A-Bear Workshop 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Academy Sports and Outdoors 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BBW or ASO 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 Build-A-Bear Workshop11.34% 41.14% 19.56% Academy Sports and Outdoors 6.21%18.47%7.21% Do analysts prefer BBW or ASO? Build-A-Bear Workshop presently has a consensus target price of $68.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.86%. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a consensus target price of $58.78, indicating a potential upside of 26.79%. Given Academy Sports and Outdoors' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Academy Sports and Outdoors is more favorable than Build-A-Bear Workshop.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Build-A-Bear Workshop 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25Academy Sports and Outdoors 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryBuild-A-Bear Workshop and Academy Sports and Outdoors tied by winning 10 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. 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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$995.62M$12.42B$28.03B$21.51BDividend Yield1.16%2.21%172.48%3.50%P/E Ratio16.7317.6220.5929.83Price / Sales1.972.078.4253.44Price / Cash15.4211.3664.9724.76Price / Book6.304.284.834.53Net Income$51.78M$608.12M$872.22M$998.53M7 Day Performance2.53%1.37%1.52%1.09%1 Month Performance34.46%2.86%5.82%4.39%1 Year Performance132.03%8.16%16.79%13.83% Build-A-Bear Workshop Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BBWBuild-A-Bear Workshop2.7004 of 5 stars$74.61-1.6%$68.00-8.9%+143.2%$995.62M$496.40M16.735,100Dividend AnnouncementGap DownASOAcademy Sports and Outdoors4.4566 of 5 stars$50.47-0.8%$58.78+16.5%-22.0%$3.36B$5.93B9.4522,000Positive NewsTBBBBBB Foods2.659 of 5 stars$26.52+1.6%$33.60+26.7%-16.5%$3.03B$3.15B-331.5125,300Positive NewsCSANCosan4.8758 of 5 stars$5.49+3.3%$12.00+118.8%-38.9%$2.56B$8.15B4.1612,090Positive NewsVSCOVictoria's Secret & Co.3.2723 of 5 stars$25.75-1.9%$25.45-1.1%+11.7%$2.06B$6.23B14.3031,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSVVSavers Value Village1.7873 of 5 stars$12.53-0.3%$12.20-2.6%+23.3%$1.95B$1.54B59.6722,700News CoverageGRDNGuardian Pharmacy Services0.6889 of 5 stars$28.72+1.8%$25.67-10.6%N/A$1.82B$1.23B-18.893,400News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCWHCamping World3.9709 of 5 stars$17.77-0.8%$21.78+22.6%-24.5%$1.81B$6.10B-88.8213,060Positive NewsGOGrocery Outlet1.9453 of 5 stars$17.89-2.3%$16.08-10.1%-0.6%$1.76B$4.37B255.612,307Positive NewsRVLVRevolve Group3.3434 of 5 stars$23.44-1.7%$27.40+16.9%+0.3%$1.67B$1.13B37.811,632Positive NewsARHSArhaus1.6025 of 5 stars$11.39-1.1%$10.83-4.9%-10.7%$1.61B$1.34B22.782,550 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Academy Sports and Outdoors Competitors BBB Foods Competitors Cosan Competitors Victoria's Secret & Co. 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