Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) CFO Sells $623,250.00 in Stock

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) CFO Vojin Todorovic sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 of the company’s stock, 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Price Performance

Shares of BBW traded up $0.12 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $39.28. The stock had a trading volume of 263,318 shares, compared to its average volume of 365,591. The company’s fifty day moving average is $41.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $34.29. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. has a 52 week low of $21.24 and a 52 week high of $48.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $527.92 million, a price-to-earnings 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 for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.03. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a net margin of 10.58% and a return on equity of 38.40%. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.53 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. will post 3.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. De Lisle Partners LLP lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 150,619 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 640,027 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $16,174,000 after buying an additional 2,081 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 94,986 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in 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 valued at $8,107,000 after purchasing an additional 47,096 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 7.4% during the 2nd 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. DA Davidson boosted 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 report on Friday, December 6th. StockNews.com raised shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, 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.

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.