Roth Capital Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for BBSI

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Barrett Business Services in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 27th. Roth Capital analyst J. Martin now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of ($0.14) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.04). The consensus estimate for Barrett Business Services' current full-year earnings is $2.00 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Barrett Business Services' Q2 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

BBSI has been the subject of several other research reports. Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Barrett Business Services in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. StockNews.com cut shares of Barrett Business Services from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Roth Mkm upped their price objective on shares of Barrett Business Services from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th.

Barrett Business Services Price Performance

BBSI traded up $0.21 on Monday, hitting $39.44. 133,130 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 129,065. Barrett Business Services has a 12 month low of $28.42 and a 12 month high of $44.97. The business has a 50-day moving average of $42.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $40.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.81, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.41.

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Barrett Business Services Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.81%. Barrett Business Services's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 16.08%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BBSI. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Barrett Business Services by 236.4% in the third quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,834,452 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $68,810,000 after acquiring an additional 1,289,147 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in shares of Barrett Business Services by 272.7% in the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,631,644 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $70,879,000 after acquiring an additional 1,193,839 shares during the last quarter. 4D Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Barrett Business Services in the fourth quarter worth about $5,430,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Barrett Business Services in the fourth quarter worth about $3,849,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Barrett Business Services by 19.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 546,510 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $20,500,000 after acquiring an additional 88,350 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.76% of the company's stock.

About Barrett Business Services

Barrett Business Services, Inc provides business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies in the United States. The company develops a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry.