Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Set to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW – Get Rating) will post its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, March 9th. Analysts expect Build-A-Bear Workshop to post earnings of $1.12 per share for the quarter. Individual interested in listening to the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 30th. The specialty retailer reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.13. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a net margin of 11.40% and a return on equity of 45.22%. The company had revenue of $104.48 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $102.62 million. On average, analysts expect Build-A-Bear Workshop to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Price Performance

BBW stock opened at $20.71 on Thursday. Build-A-Bear Workshop has a 52-week low of $12.47 and a 52-week high of $26.87. The company has a 50-day moving average of $23.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $19.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $305.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.35 and a beta of 1.86.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Sharon Price John sold 27,225 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.54, for a total transaction of $640,876.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 518,432 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,203,889.28. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In other Build-A-Bear Workshop news, insider Jennifer Kretchmar sold 23,083 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.09, for a total transaction of $579,152.47. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 143,772 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,607,239.48. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Sharon Price John sold 27,225 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.54, for a total transaction of $640,876.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 518,432 shares in the company, valued at $12,203,889.28. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 59,734 shares of company stock valued at $1,455,926. Insiders own 11.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Build-A-Bear Workshop

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BBW. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 4.8% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 47,038 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $860,000 after purchasing an additional 2,173 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 226.1% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 39,343 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $719,000 after acquiring an additional 27,277 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. boosted its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 67.8% in the first quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 25,438 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $465,000 after acquiring an additional 10,275 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 12.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 670,825 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $12,263,000 after acquiring an additional 72,169 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 10.8% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 181,426 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $3,316,000 after acquiring an additional 17,751 shares during the last quarter.

About Build-A-Bear Workshop

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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc operates as a multi-channel retailer, which offers interactive retail-entertainment experiences. It operates through following segments: Direct-To-Consumer, Commercial, and International Franchising. The Direct-To-Consumer segment offers company-owned retail stores located in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, China, and e-commerce sites.