Q1 EPS Forecast for Barrett Business Services Cut by Analyst

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI) – Analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Barrett Business Services in a report released on Thursday, February 27th. Roth Capital analyst J. Martin now expects that the business services provider will earn ($0.14) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on BBSI. StockNews.com lowered shares of Barrett Business Services from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Roth Mkm lifted their price objective on Barrett Business Services from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $45.00 target price on shares of Barrett Business Services in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th.

Barrett Business Services Stock Performance

Shares of BBSI opened at $39.00 on Monday. Barrett Business Services has a 52 week low of $28.42 and a 52 week high of $44.97. The company has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion, a PE ratio of 20.58, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.41. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $42.54 and its 200 day moving average price is $40.09.

Barrett Business Services Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.82%. Barrett Business Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.08%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Inceptionr LLC boosted its holdings in Barrett Business Services by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Inceptionr LLC now owns 6,939 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $301,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its stake in shares of Barrett Business Services by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 6,900 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $300,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Summit Global Investments boosted its stake in shares of Barrett Business Services by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Summit Global Investments now owns 24,456 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $917,000 after acquiring an additional 352 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in shares of Barrett Business Services by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 51,400 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,233,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Barrett Business Services by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 14,586 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $634,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares in 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.