Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Barrett Business Services in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, November 7th. Roth Capital analyst J. Martin now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $0.65 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.64. The consensus estimate for Barrett Business Services' current full-year earnings is $1.99 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Barrett Business Services' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS.
BBSI has been the topic of several other research reports. Roth Mkm lifted their price target on Barrett Business Services from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Barrington Research lifted their target price on shares of Barrett Business Services from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday.
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Barrett Business Services Trading Up 0.4 %
NASDAQ BBSI traded up $0.18 on Friday, reaching $41.37. 185,622 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 136,205. The business's fifty day moving average price is $36.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.39. Barrett Business Services has a fifty-two week low of $25.58 and a fifty-two week high of $41.48.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Barrett Business Services
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in Barrett Business Services by 236.4% during the 3rd quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,834,452 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $68,810,000 after acquiring an additional 1,289,147 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Barrett Business Services by 281.9% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 867,708 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $28,435,000 after purchasing an additional 640,508 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Barrett Business Services by 299.4% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 798,500 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $26,167,000 after purchasing an additional 598,567 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Barrett Business Services by 155.9% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 535,896 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $17,561,000 after purchasing an additional 326,502 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans purchased a new stake in Barrett Business Services during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $16,422,000. 86.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Activity at Barrett Business Services
In other Barrett Business Services news, CEO Gary Kramer sold 805 shares of Barrett Business Services stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total transaction of $28,175.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 276,831 shares in the company, valued at $9,689,085. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 3.70% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Barrett Business Services Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 22nd. Barrett Business Services's payout ratio is 16.93%.
Barrett Business Services Company Profile
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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.
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