Roth Capital Issues Optimistic Estimate for BBSI Earnings

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSI) – Roth Capital upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Barrett Business Services in a research report issued on Thursday, November 7th. Roth Capital analyst J. Martin now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.65 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast 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 a number of other research reports. Barrington Research increased their price objective on Barrett Business Services from $41.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Roth Mkm increased their price target on Barrett Business Services from $43.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday.

Barrett Business Services Price Performance

NASDAQ BBSI opened at $41.19 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.39. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $36.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $34.47. Barrett Business Services has a fifty-two week low of $25.09 and a fifty-two week high of $41.23.

Barrett Business Services Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 6th. Investors of record on Friday, November 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.78%. Barrett Business Services’s payout ratio is 17.53%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Barrett Business Services

In other news, CEO Gary Kramer sold 34,288 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.05, for a total value of $1,201,794.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 242,543 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,501,132.15. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 3.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Barrett Business Services

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. LSV Asset Management raised its holdings in Barrett Business Services by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 30,072 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,811,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Summit Global Investments raised its stake in shares of Barrett Business Services by 1.5% in the third quarter. Summit Global Investments now owns 24,456 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $917,000 after purchasing an additional 352 shares in the last quarter. Perkins Coie Trust Co lifted its position in Barrett Business Services by 11.1% in the third quarter. Perkins Coie Trust Co now owns 4,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $150,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in Barrett Business Services by 10.3% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 5,462 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $692,000 after buying an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amalgamated Bank increased its holdings in Barrett Business Services by 300.0% in the 2nd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 936 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 702 shares during the period. 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.