Insider Selling: Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) CFO Sells 15,000 Shares of Stock

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) CFO Vojin Todorovic sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.55, for a total transaction of $623,250.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 75,695 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,145,127.25. The trade was a 16.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE:BBW traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $39.28. The stock had a trading volume of 263,318 shares, compared to its average volume of 365,591. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.29. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. has a twelve month low of $21.24 and a twelve month high of $48.23. The firm has a market cap of $527.92 million, a PE ratio of 10.45 and a beta of 1.49.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The specialty retailer reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.03. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a return on equity of 38.40% and a net margin of 10.58%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.53 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. will post 3.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.04%. Build-A-Bear Workshop’s dividend payout ratio is currently 21.28%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on BBW shares. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. DA Davidson increased their price target on shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Northland Securities increased their price target on shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from $38.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Build-A-Bear Workshop

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BBW. De Lisle Partners LLP grew its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 25.9% during the 3rd quarter. De Lisle Partners LLP now owns 732,911 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $25,187,000 after acquiring an additional 150,619 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 34.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 372,168 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $12,863,000 after acquiring an additional 94,986 shares in the last quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 261.3% during the 3rd quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. now owns 105,847 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $3,638,000 after acquiring an additional 76,551 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 17.2% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 320,832 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $8,107,000 after acquiring an additional 47,096 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 296.2% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 46,880 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,611,000 after acquiring an additional 35,049 shares in the last quarter. 79.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.