DA Davidson Issues Positive Outlook for BBW Earnings

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson increased their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in a report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. DA Davidson analyst K. Cox now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $0.74 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.64. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $64.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Build-A-Bear Workshop’s current full-year earnings is $3.71 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Build-A-Bear Workshop’s FY2027 earnings at $4.59 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 5th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Price Performance

NYSE:BBW opened at $51.19 on Wednesday. Build-A-Bear Workshop has a 1 year low of $24.40 and a 1 year high of $55.56. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $51.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $42.93. The company has a market cap of $676.19 million, a P/E ratio of 12.30 and a beta of 0.70.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 29th. The specialty retailer reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.31. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a net margin of 10.91% and a return on equity of 40.74%. The company had revenue of $128.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $118.90 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.82 EPS.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 26th were issued a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 26th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Build-A-Bear Workshop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.15%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Sharon Price John sold 31,250 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.73, for a total value of $1,429,062.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 291,305 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,321,377.65. This represents a 9.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Lesli Rotenberg sold 1,755 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.52, for a total transaction of $93,927.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 11,825 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $632,874. This trade represents a 12.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 48,248 shares of company stock worth $2,276,383. 5.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Build-A-Bear Workshop

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,486 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $390,000 after acquiring an additional 289 shares during the period. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 31,861 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,184,000 after buying an additional 340 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC lifted its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 106.1% in the first quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 814 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 419 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 6.4% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,533 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $280,000 after purchasing an additional 456 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management boosted its position in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 2.4% during the first quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 21,133 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $786,000 after purchasing an additional 489 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.30% of the company’s stock.

About Build-A-Bear Workshop

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc operates as a multi-channel retailer of plush animals and related products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Direct-to-Consumer, Commercial, and International Franchising. Its merchandise comprises various styles of plush products to be stuffed, pre-stuffed plush products, and sounds and scents that can be added to the stuffed animals, as well as range of clothing, shoes and accessories, and other toy and novelty items, including family sleepwear.