Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) Director Lesli Rotenberg Sells 1,000 Shares of Stock

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) Director Lesli Rotenberg sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.34, for a total value of $61,340.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 9,825 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $602,665.50. The trade was a 9.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Lesli Rotenberg also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, October 6th, Lesli Rotenberg sold 1,000 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.98, for a total value of $59,980.00.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Stock Performance

Shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop stock opened at $60.37 on Wednesday. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. has a one year low of $32.55 and a one year high of $75.85. The company has a market cap of $792.44 million, a PE ratio of 13.54 and a beta of 0.69. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $62.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $51.08.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 27th. The specialty retailer reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a return on equity of 41.14% and a net margin of 11.34%.The business had revenue of $150.45 million during the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. will post 3.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 25th were paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 25th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Build-A-Bear Workshop’s payout ratio is presently 19.73%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on BBW. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Wall Street Zen cut Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. DA Davidson upped their price target on Build-A-Bear Workshop from $64.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Northland Securities upped their price target on Build-A-Bear Workshop from $60.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $68.00.

Institutional Trading of Build-A-Bear Workshop

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. AlphaQuest LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 106.1% in the first quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 814 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 419 shares during the period. MTM Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in the second quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in the second quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Finally, Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. boosted its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 19.4% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 1,270 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares during the period. 79.30% of the stock is 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.