American Century Companies Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW)

American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW - Free Report) by 14.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 431,708 shares of the specialty retailer's stock after buying an additional 55,328 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned approximately 3.21% of Build-A-Bear Workshop worth $19,876,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. USA Financial Formulas purchased a new stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. New York State Teachers Retirement System bought a new position in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in the fourth quarter worth approximately $53,000. Quarry LP raised its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 346.6% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,295 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 1,005 shares in the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC lifted its position in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 34.1% during the fourth quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 1,480 shares of the specialty retailer's stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 376 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $200,000. Institutional investors own 79.30% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BBW has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. DA Davidson reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $50.00 price objective on shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in a report on Friday, March 14th. Northland Securities lifted their price target on Build-A-Bear Workshop from $38.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Build-A-Bear Workshop from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, March 21st.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Trading Down 11.8 %

Shares of BBW traded down $4.83 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $36.09. The company's stock had a trading volume of 541,848 shares, compared to its average volume of 254,678. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. has a 52 week low of $23.63 and a 52 week high of $48.23. The stock has a market cap of $484.98 million, a PE ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 1.50. The company's fifty day moving average price is $39.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $38.84.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $150.45 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $147.53 million. Research analysts anticipate that Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. will post 3.71 EPS for the current year.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. 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 yield of 2.44%. Build-A-Bear Workshop's dividend payout ratio is currently 23.10%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Build-A-Bear Workshop news, insider J. Christopher Hurt sold 6,210 shares of the 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 owns 43,176 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,723,154.16. This represents a 12.57 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Sharon Price John sold 68,859 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.06, for a total transaction of $3,171,645.54. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 347,820 shares in the company, valued at $16,020,589.20. The trade was a 16.53 % 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. 7.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.