J. Christopher Hurt Sells 6,210 Shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) Stock

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) insider J. Christopher Hurt sold 6,210 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.91, for a total transaction of $247,841.10. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 43,176 shares in the company, valued at $1,723,154.16. The trade was a 12.57 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

J. Christopher Hurt also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, January 15th, J. Christopher Hurt sold 12,635 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.53, for a total value of $499,461.55.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Stock Up 3.1 %

Build-A-Bear Workshop stock opened at $42.36 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $569.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.27 and a beta of 1.49. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $41.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.89. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. has a 52 week low of $21.42 and a 52 week high of $48.23.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The specialty retailer reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.03. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a return on equity of 38.35% and a net margin of 10.58%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.53 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. will post 3.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were issued a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 27th. Build-A-Bear Workshop’s payout ratio is 21.28%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Institutional Trading of Build-A-Bear Workshop

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC increased its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 1.3% in the third quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC now owns 20,186 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $694,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 34.1% in the 4th quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 1,480 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares in the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 22,397 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $770,000 after purchasing an additional 408 shares during the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas purchased a new position in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, SkyView Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 31,695 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,089,000 after buying an additional 734 shares during the last quarter. 79.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.