What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for BBW Q1 Earnings?

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in a research note issued to investors on Friday, March 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $0.89 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $50.00 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 $4.42 EPS.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The specialty retailer reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.52 by $0.07. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a net margin of 10.58% and a return on equity of 38.35%. The company had revenue of $150.45 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $147.53 million.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Northland Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from $38.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Stock Performance

NYSE:BBW opened at $35.22 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $39.88 and its 200-day moving average is $38.40. Build-A-Bear Workshop has a 52-week low of $23.63 and a 52-week high of $48.23. The company has a market cap of $473.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.37 and a beta of 1.50.

Institutional Trading of Build-A-Bear Workshop

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BBW. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 3.3% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 23,483 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $807,000 after buying an additional 754 shares during the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP grew its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 32.0% during the third quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 23,437 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $806,000 after buying an additional 5,680 shares during the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 1.9% during the third quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 22,397 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $770,000 after buying an additional 408 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop during the third quarter worth about $306,000. Finally, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC grew its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 1.5% during the third quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 98,581 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $3,388,000 after buying an additional 1,409 shares during the last quarter. 79.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Build-A-Bear Workshop

In other Build-A-Bear Workshop news, insider J. Christopher Hurt sold 12,635 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.53, for a total transaction of $499,461.55. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 49,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,952,228.58. This represents a 20.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Vojin Todorovic sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.08, for a total transaction of $200,400.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 70,695 shares in the company, valued at $2,833,455.60. This represents a 6.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 161,666 shares of company stock valued at $7,010,081 over the last quarter. 7.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.50%. This is a boost from Build-A-Bear Workshop’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. Build-A-Bear Workshop’s payout ratio is presently 23.10%.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Company Profile

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.