UBS Group AG Sells 15,890 Shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. $BBW

UBS Group AG cut its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) by 21.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 56,716 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 15,890 shares during the period. UBS Group AG owned 0.44% of Build-A-Bear Workshop worth $3,475,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 22.0% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 917,479 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $59,828,000 after acquiring an additional 165,159 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 6.7% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 535,791 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $34,939,000 after acquiring an additional 33,445 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 199.7% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 28,858 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,768,000 after acquiring an additional 19,229 shares during the last quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in the third quarter worth about $897,000. Finally, Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd raised its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 25.4% in the third quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 16,300 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,063,000 after acquiring an additional 3,300 shares during the last quarter. 79.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Price Performance

BBW opened at $36.88 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $463.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.24 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.98. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $34.08 and a fifty-two week high of $75.85.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 12th. The specialty retailer reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.27 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $154.51 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $155.71 million. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a return on equity of 34.25% and a net margin of 9.85%. As a group, analysts expect that Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. will post 3.86 EPS for the current year.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 9th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 26th were paid a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. This is a positive change from Build-A-Bear Workshop’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 26th. Build-A-Bear Workshop’s payout ratio is presently 23.06%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on BBW shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Zacks Research raised shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $73.33.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Profile

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc operates a specialty retail business focused on interactive “workshop” experiences that allow customers to create customized stuffed animals. Through its in-store and online platforms, the company offers a wide range of plush toys, apparel, accessories and sound modules, enabling guests to personalize each creation. In addition to its core bear products, Build-A-Bear has expanded its portfolio to include licensed characters from leading entertainment and media franchises.

Founded in 1997 by Maxine Clark and headquartered in St.