Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) CFO Vojin Todorovic Sells 2,744 Shares

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) CFO Vojin Todorovic sold 2,744 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.89, for a total transaction of $200,010.16. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 65,247 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,755,853.83. The trade was a 4.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

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

• On Tuesday, September 16th, Vojin Todorovic sold 10,000 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.25, for a total transaction of $732,500.00.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Stock Performance

BBW opened at $72.38 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $950.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.23 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a fifty day moving average of $60.08 and a 200 day moving average of $48.68. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $30.72 and a fifty-two week high of $75.85.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 28th. The specialty retailer reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.27. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a net margin of 11.34% and a return on equity of 41.14%. The business had revenue of $124.25 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $116.19 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. will post 3.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 25th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 25th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Build-A-Bear Workshop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.73%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Build-A-Bear Workshop

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BBW. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. AlphaQuest LLC lifted its holdings in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 106.1% during the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 814 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 419 shares in the last quarter. MTM Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop during the 2nd quarter valued at about $52,000. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop during the 2nd quarter valued at about $57,000. Finally, Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. lifted its holdings 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 valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.30% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on BBW shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 23rd. DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from $64.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Northland Securities raised their target price on shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from $60.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and three have assigned a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Build-A-Bear Workshop currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $68.00.

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.