Roth Capital Issues Pessimistic Estimate for BBSI Earnings

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Barrett Business Services in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 5th. Roth Capital analyst J. Martin now expects that the business services provider will earn $2.10 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.18. The consensus estimate for Barrett Business Services’ current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Barrett Business Services’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.08) EPS.

Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The business services provider reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.81 by ($0.02). Barrett Business Services had a net margin of 4.49% and a return on equity of 24.59%. The firm had revenue of $318.95 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $319.27 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.74 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other brokerages have also commented on BBSI. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b+)” rating on shares of Barrett Business Services in a research note on Wednesday. Barrington Research set a $46.00 target price on shares of Barrett Business Services and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Barrett Business Services from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $46.00.

Barrett Business Services Price Performance

BBSI stock opened at $33.31 on Monday. Barrett Business Services has a 52-week low of $33.01 and a 52-week high of $49.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market cap of $855.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.00. The business has a fifty day moving average of $43.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $43.54.

Barrett Business Services Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 21st. Barrett Business Services’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.38%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Thomas B. Cusick sold 3,064 shares of Barrett Business Services stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.64, for a total value of $145,968.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 27,776 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,323,248.64. This trade represents a 9.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Thomas J. Carley sold 12,646 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.62, for a total value of $602,202.52. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 94,692 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,509,233.04. The trade was a 11.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 110,438 shares of company stock worth $5,296,983 over the last three months. 4.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Barrett Business Services

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Barrett Business Services during the third quarter worth about $34,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Barrett Business Services by 1,388.3% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 893 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 833 shares during the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC purchased a new position in Barrett Business Services in the third quarter worth approximately $54,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue acquired a new position in Barrett Business Services during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $66,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of Barrett Business Services in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $75,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.76% of the company’s stock.

Barrett Business Services Company Profile

Barrett Business Services, Inc provides business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies in the United States. The company develops a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry.