Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Competitors

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BBW vs. GRDN, BOBS, YSWY, RVLV, and GCT

Should you buy Build-A-Bear Workshop stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Build-A-Bear Workshop with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Build-A-Bear Workshop include Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN), Bob's Discount Furniture (BOBS), Yesway (YSWY), Revolve Group (RVLV), and GigaCloud Technology (GCT). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry.

How does Build-A-Bear Workshop compare to Guardian Pharmacy Services?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) and Guardian Pharmacy Services (NYSE:GRDN) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

In the previous week, Guardian Pharmacy Services had 9 more articles in the media than Build-A-Bear Workshop. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Guardian Pharmacy Services and 1 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop. Guardian Pharmacy Services' average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Build-A-Bear Workshop's score of 0.00 indicating that Guardian Pharmacy Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Guardian Pharmacy Services	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Build-A-Bear Workshop presently has a consensus price target of $73.33, indicating a potential upside of 102.75%. Guardian Pharmacy Services has a consensus price target of $41.33, indicating a potential upside of 13.66%. Given Build-A-Bear Workshop's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Build-A-Bear Workshop is more favorable than Guardian Pharmacy Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Guardian Pharmacy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Build-A-Bear Workshop has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Guardian Pharmacy Services. Build-A-Bear Workshop is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guardian Pharmacy Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Build-A-Bear Workshop	$529.83M	0.86	$52.20M	$3.99	9.07
Guardian Pharmacy Services	$1.45B	1.25	$49.22M	$0.83	43.82

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a net margin of 9.85% compared to Guardian Pharmacy Services' net margin of 3.64%. Build-A-Bear Workshop's return on equity of 34.25% beat Guardian Pharmacy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Build-A-Bear Workshop	9.85%	34.25%	16.08%
Guardian Pharmacy Services	3.64%	30.72%	15.99%

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Guardian Pharmacy Services has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its share price is 91% less volatile than the broader market.

79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.0% of Guardian Pharmacy Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Build-A-Bear Workshop and Guardian Pharmacy Services tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Build-A-Bear Workshop compare to Bob's Discount Furniture?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) and Bob's Discount Furniture (NYSE:BOBS) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

In the previous week, Bob's Discount Furniture had 8 more articles in the media than Build-A-Bear Workshop. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Bob's Discount Furniture and 1 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop. Bob's Discount Furniture's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Build-A-Bear Workshop's score of 0.00 indicating that Bob's Discount Furniture is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bob's Discount Furniture	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Bob's Discount Furniture shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Build-A-Bear Workshop presently has a consensus price target of $73.33, indicating a potential upside of 102.75%. Bob's Discount Furniture has a consensus price target of $22.92, indicating a potential upside of 93.45%. Given Build-A-Bear Workshop's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Build-A-Bear Workshop is more favorable than Bob's Discount Furniture.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Bob's Discount Furniture	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a net margin of 9.85% compared to Bob's Discount Furniture's net margin of 0.00%. Build-A-Bear Workshop's return on equity of 34.25% beat Bob's Discount Furniture's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Build-A-Bear Workshop	9.85%	34.25%	16.08%
Bob's Discount Furniture	N/A	N/A	N/A

Build-A-Bear Workshop has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bob's Discount Furniture.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Build-A-Bear Workshop	$529.83M	0.86	$52.20M	$3.99	9.07
Bob's Discount Furniture	$2.41B	0.64	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Build-A-Bear Workshop beats Bob's Discount Furniture on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Build-A-Bear Workshop compare to Yesway?

Yesway (NASDAQ:YSWY) and Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a net margin of 9.85% compared to Yesway's net margin of 0.00%. Build-A-Bear Workshop's return on equity of 34.25% beat Yesway's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yesway	N/A	N/A	N/A
Build-A-Bear Workshop	9.85%	34.25%	16.08%

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a consensus price target of $73.33, suggesting a potential upside of 102.75%. Given Build-A-Bear Workshop's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Build-A-Bear Workshop is more favorable than Yesway.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yesway	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

In the previous week, Yesway had 1 more articles in the media than Build-A-Bear Workshop. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Yesway and 1 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop. Yesway's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Build-A-Bear Workshop's score of 0.00 indicating that Yesway is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Yesway	Neutral
Build-A-Bear Workshop	Neutral

Build-A-Bear Workshop has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Yesway.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yesway	$2.67B	0.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
Build-A-Bear Workshop	$529.83M	0.86	$52.20M	$3.99	9.07

79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Build-A-Bear Workshop beats Yesway on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Build-A-Bear Workshop compare to Revolve Group?

Revolve Group (NYSE:RVLV) and Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a net margin of 9.85% compared to Revolve Group's net margin of 5.05%. Build-A-Bear Workshop's return on equity of 34.25% beat Revolve Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Revolve Group	5.05%	12.17%	7.95%
Build-A-Bear Workshop	9.85%	34.25%	16.08%

Revolve Group has higher revenue and earnings than Build-A-Bear Workshop. Build-A-Bear Workshop is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Revolve Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Revolve Group	$1.23B	1.09	$61.71M	$0.89	20.89
Build-A-Bear Workshop	$529.83M	0.86	$52.20M	$3.99	9.07

67.6% of Revolve Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by institutional investors. 42.7% of Revolve Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Revolve Group had 5 more articles in the media than Build-A-Bear Workshop. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Revolve Group and 1 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop. Revolve Group's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Build-A-Bear Workshop's score of 0.00 indicating that Revolve Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Revolve Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Revolve Group presently has a consensus target price of $29.33, suggesting a potential upside of 57.80%. Build-A-Bear Workshop has a consensus target price of $73.33, suggesting a potential upside of 102.75%. Given Build-A-Bear Workshop's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Build-A-Bear Workshop is more favorable than Revolve Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Revolve Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Revolve Group has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Build-A-Bear Workshop has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Revolve Group beats Build-A-Bear Workshop on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Build-A-Bear Workshop compare to GigaCloud Technology?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) and GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GigaCloud Technology has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, GigaCloud Technology had 8 more articles in the media than Build-A-Bear Workshop. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for GigaCloud Technology and 1 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop. GigaCloud Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Build-A-Bear Workshop's score of 0.00 indicating that GigaCloud Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
GigaCloud Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of GigaCloud Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.7% of GigaCloud Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

GigaCloud Technology has a net margin of 10.77% compared to Build-A-Bear Workshop's net margin of 9.85%. Build-A-Bear Workshop's return on equity of 34.25% beat GigaCloud Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Build-A-Bear Workshop	9.85%	34.25%	16.08%
GigaCloud Technology	10.77%	31.48%	12.79%

Build-A-Bear Workshop presently has a consensus price target of $73.33, suggesting a potential upside of 102.75%. GigaCloud Technology has a consensus price target of $33.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.96%. Given Build-A-Bear Workshop's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Build-A-Bear Workshop is more favorable than GigaCloud Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
GigaCloud Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

GigaCloud Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Build-A-Bear Workshop. Build-A-Bear Workshop is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GigaCloud Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Build-A-Bear Workshop	$529.83M	0.86	$52.20M	$3.99	9.07
GigaCloud Technology	$1.29B	1.05	$137.37M	$3.98	9.31

Summary

GigaCloud Technology beats Build-A-Bear Workshop on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BBW vs. The Competition

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Metric	Build-A-Bear Workshop	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$449.63M	$13.12B	$27.68B	$22.90B
Dividend Yield	2.57%	2.50%	178.42%	4.09%
P/E Ratio	9.07	17.81	16.69	30.78
Price / Sales	0.86	1.71	2.25	95.02
Price / Cash	6.89	9.49	14.59	25.31
Price / Book	3.02	4.26	5.89	4.67
Net Income	$52.20M	$802.63M	$964.03M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-5.53%	-4.50%	-3.08%	-0.89%
1 Month Performance	-2.06%	-5.46%	-3.58%	1.42%
1 Year Performance	-13.41%	-3.09%	-1.60%	24.64%

Build-A-Bear Workshop Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop	3.6767 of 5 stars	$36.17 +1.2%	$73.33 +102.7%	-14.0%	$449.63M	$529.83M	9.07	5,500	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings
GRDN Guardian Pharmacy Services	2.7288 of 5 stars	$36.01 -0.7%	$41.33 +14.8%	+48.3%	$1.80B	$1.45B	43.39	3,600
BOBS Bob's Discount Furniture	4.4684 of 5 stars	$13.61 +7.4%	$22.92 +68.4%	N/A	$1.78B	$2.37B	N/A	5,815	Insider Trade
YSWY Yesway	N/A	$25.77 -4.3%	N/A	N/A	$1.57B	$2.67B	N/A	5,662	Short Interest Increase
RVLV Revolve Group	4.3919 of 5 stars	$20.83 +2.9%	$29.33 +40.8%	-7.4%	$1.49B	$1.23B	23.40	1,664

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Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Competitors

BBW vs. GRDN, BOBS, YSWY, RVLV, and GCT

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How does Build-A-Bear Workshop compare to Revolve Group?

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Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Competitors

BBW vs. GRDN, BOBS, YSWY, RVLV, and GCT

How does Build-A-Bear Workshop compare to Guardian Pharmacy Services?

Does the media favor BBW or GRDN?

Do analysts prefer BBW or GRDN?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BBW or GRDN?

Is BBW or GRDN more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, BBW or GRDN?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BBW or GRDN?

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How does Build-A-Bear Workshop compare to Bob's Discount Furniture?

Does the media prefer BBW or BOBS?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BBW or BOBS?

Do analysts rate BBW or BOBS?

Is BBW or BOBS more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BBW or BOBS?

Summary

How does Build-A-Bear Workshop compare to Yesway?

Is YSWY or BBW more profitable?

Do analysts prefer YSWY or BBW?

Does the media refer more to YSWY or BBW?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, YSWY or BBW?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in YSWY or BBW?

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How does Build-A-Bear Workshop compare to Revolve Group?

Is RVLV or BBW more profitable?

Which has better valuation and earnings, RVLV or BBW?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RVLV or BBW?

Does the media refer more to RVLV or BBW?

Do analysts rate RVLV or BBW?

Which has more risk and volatility, RVLV or BBW?

Summary

How does Build-A-Bear Workshop compare to GigaCloud Technology?

Which has more volatility and risk, BBW or GCT?

Does the media prefer BBW or GCT?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BBW or GCT?

Is BBW or GCT more profitable?

Do analysts prefer BBW or GCT?

Which has better valuation and earnings, BBW or GCT?

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