What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for BBW Q1 Earnings?

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Build-A-Bear Workshop in a research report issued on Thursday, May 15th. DA Davidson analyst K. Cox expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $0.89 for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Build-A-Bear Workshop’s current full-year earnings is $3.71 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Build-A-Bear Workshop’s FY2026 earnings at $4.03 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.42 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 21st. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Stock Performance

Shares of BBW stock opened at $42.33 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $558.97 million, a P/E ratio of 11.26 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $37.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.31. Build-A-Bear Workshop has a fifty-two week low of $23.63 and a fifty-two week high of $48.23.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 13th. The specialty retailer reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $150.45 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $147.53 million.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a dividend of $0.22 per share. This is a positive change from Build-A-Bear Workshop’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th. Build-A-Bear Workshop’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.10%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Build-A-Bear Workshop during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. AlphaQuest LLC raised its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 106.1% during the first quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 814 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 419 shares during the period. New York State Teachers Retirement System purchased a new stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 494.7% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,689 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 1,405 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop by 3,357.4% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,460 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $166,000 after purchasing an additional 4,331 shares during the period. 79.30% of the stock is 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.