Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) CFO Sells $200,400.00 in Stock

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) CFO Vojin Todorovic sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.08, for a total value of $200,400.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 70,695 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,833,455.60. This trade represents a 6.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Vojin Todorovic also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 13th, Vojin Todorovic sold 15,000 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.55, for a total value of $623,250.00.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Price Performance

Shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop stock opened at $42.70 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $41.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $573.83 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.36 and a beta of 1.49. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. has a one year low of $21.42 and a one year high of $48.23.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, December 5th. The specialty retailer reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. will post 3.71 EPS for the current year.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 27th were paid a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. Build-A-Bear Workshop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.28%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 640,027 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $16,174,000 after acquiring an additional 2,081 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 7.4% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 256,979 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $6,494,000 after purchasing an additional 17,772 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $255,000. Maverick Capital Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $740,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC bought a new position in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in the third quarter valued at approximately $892,000. 79.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.