Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC Invests $416,000 in Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW)

Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE:BBW) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 9,041 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $416,000. Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC owned 0.07% of Build-A-Bear Workshop as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of BBW. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Quarry LP lifted its stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 346.6% during 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 during the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System bought a new stake in Build-A-Bear Workshop during the fourth quarter worth approximately $53,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC grew its position in Build-A-Bear Workshop by 34.1% in the fourth quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 1,480 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 376 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in the fourth quarter valued at $200,000. Institutional investors own 79.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Sharon Price John sold 68,859 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.06, for a total transaction of $3,171,645.54. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 347,820 shares in the company, valued at $16,020,589.20. The trade was a 16.53 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider J. Christopher Hurt sold 6,210 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.91, for a total value of $247,841.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 43,176 shares in the company, valued at $1,723,154.16. This represents a 12.57 % 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. Corporate insiders own 7.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on BBW shares. StockNews.com lowered Build-A-Bear Workshop from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Northland Securities boosted their price objective on Build-A-Bear Workshop from $38.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 target price on shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop in a report on Friday, March 14th.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop stock opened at $36.43 on Friday. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. has a 12 month low of $23.63 and a 12 month high of $48.23. The stock has a market cap of $489.62 million, a PE ratio of 9.69 and a beta of 1.50. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $38.88.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 13th. The specialty retailer reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $150.45 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $147.53 million. Build-A-Bear Workshop had a return on equity of 38.35% and a net margin of 10.58%. Analysts expect that Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. will post 3.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.42%. This is a positive change from Build-A-Bear Workshop’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. Build-A-Bear Workshop’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.10%.

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.