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

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in a 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 has a “Buy” rating and a $50.00 price objective 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 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 firm had revenue of $150.45 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $147.53 million.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Northland Securities boosted 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 report on Friday, December 6th.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Stock Performance

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Build-A-Bear Workshop

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BBW. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 23,483 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $807,000 after purchasing an additional 754 shares during the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 32.0% in the 3rd quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 23,437 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $806,000 after purchasing an additional 5,680 shares during the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 1.9% in 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. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in the 3rd quarter valued at $306,000. Finally, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC lifted its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 98,581 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $3,388,000 after purchasing an additional 1,409 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Sharon Price John sold 68,859 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.06, for a total value of $3,171,645.54. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 347,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,020,589.20. The trade was a 16.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider J. Christopher Hurt sold 6,210 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop 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 completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 43,176 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,723,154.16. The trade was a 12.57 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 161,666 shares of company stock worth $7,010,081 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 7.90% of the company’s stock.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This is a boost from Build-A-Bear Workshop’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. Build-A-Bear Workshop’s payout ratio is currently 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.