Maxine Clark Sells 3,857 Shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) Stock

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW – Get Rating) Director Maxine Clark sold 3,857 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.01, for a total transaction of $100,320.57. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 7,790 shares in the company, valued at approximately $202,617.90. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of BBW opened at $24.58 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $23.25 and its 200-day moving average is $19.71. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. has a 12 month low of $12.47 and a 12 month high of $26.87. The firm has a market cap of $362.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.75 and a beta of 1.91.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 9th. The specialty retailer reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.18. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a net margin of 10.26% and a return on equity of 48.31%. The company had revenue of $145.11 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $137.54 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.97 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. will post 3.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a special dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 23rd will be paid a dividend of $1.50 per share. This is a positive change from Build-A-Bear Workshop’s previous special dividend of $1.25.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BBW. Captrust Financial Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop during the 1st quarter worth $37,000. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop during the 3rd quarter worth $39,000. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop during the 1st quarter worth $39,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 190.9% during the 3rd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,200 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 2,100 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 313.1% during the 1st quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 2,545 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 1,929 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday.

About Build-A-Bear Workshop

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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc operates as a multi-channel retailer, which offers interactive retail-entertainment experiences. It operates through following segments: Direct-To-Consumer, Commercial, and International Franchising. The Direct-To-Consumer segment offers company-owned retail stores located in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, China, and e-commerce sites.