Vojin Todorovic Sells 5,000 Shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) Stock

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) CFO Vojin Todorovic sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.08, for a total value of $200,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 70,695 shares in the company, valued at $2,833,455.60. This trade represents a 6.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Vojin Todorovic also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 13th, Vojin Todorovic sold 15,000 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.55, for a total value of $623,250.00.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Trading Up 3.1 %

NYSE:BBW traded up $1.28 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $42.36. The company had a trading volume of 300,287 shares, compared to its average volume of 328,947. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $41.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.84. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. has a 1 year low of $21.42 and a 1 year high of $48.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $569.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.27 and a beta of 1.49.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 5th. The specialty retailer reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.03. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a return on equity of 38.35% and a net margin of 10.58%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.53 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. will post 3.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 27th were paid a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 27th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.89%. Build-A-Bear Workshop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.28%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com raised Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Northland Securities increased their target price on Build-A-Bear Workshop from $38.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their price objective on Build-A-Bear Workshop from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Build-A-Bear Workshop

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. De Lisle Partners LLP grew its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 25.9% in the third quarter. De Lisle Partners LLP now owns 732,911 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $25,187,000 after purchasing an additional 150,619 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 0.3% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 640,027 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $16,174,000 after purchasing an additional 2,081 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 34.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 372,168 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $12,863,000 after purchasing an additional 94,986 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 7.4% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 256,979 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $6,494,000 after purchasing an additional 17,772 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Maverick Capital Ltd. grew its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 261.3% in the third quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. now owns 105,847 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $3,638,000 after purchasing an additional 76,551 shares in the last quarter. 79.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.