Build A Bear Workshop Inc (NYSE: BBW) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.82% in relation to its previous close of $52.89. However, the company has experienced a 2.73% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. investors.com reported 2025-06-26 that The unassuming Build-A-Bear Workshop has soared more than 2,200% in the past five years.
Is It Worth Investing in Build A Bear Workshop Inc (NYSE: BBW) Right Now?
Build A Bear Workshop Inc (NYSE: BBW) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 12.93x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.71. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 0 as “overweight”, 0 as “hold”, and 0 as “sell”.
The public float for BBW is 12.38M, and at present, short sellers hold a 13.83% of that float. On July 04, 2025, the average trading volume of BBW was 292.63K shares.
BBW’s Market Performance
BBW’s stock has seen a 2.73% increase for the week, with a 12.42% rise in the past month and a 31.63% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.92%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.69% for Build A Bear Workshop Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.02% for BBW’s stock, with a 34.44% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BBW
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BBW stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for BBW by listing it as a “Buy”. The predicted price for BBW in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $42 based on the research report published on September 20, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to BBW, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on September 13th of the previous year.
BBW Trading at 20.59% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BBW to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.09% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.69%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.92%, as shares surge +16.66% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +54.83% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BBW rose by +2.73%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +74.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $51.28. In addition, Build A Bear Workshop Inc saw 113.78% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BBW starting from Rotenberg Lesli, who sold 1,755 shares at the price of $53.52 back on Jun 24 ’25. After this action, Rotenberg Lesli now owns 11,825 shares of Build A Bear Workshop Inc, valued at $93,924 using the latest closing price.
Rotenberg Lesli, the Director of Build A Bear Workshop Inc, proposed sale 1,755 shares at $52.23 during a trade that took place back on Jun 24 ’25, which means that Rotenberg Lesli is holding N/A shares at $91,664 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BBW
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14% for the present operating margin
- 0.56% for the gross margin
The net margin for Build A Bear Workshop Inc stands at 0.11%. The total capital return value is set at 0.32%. Equity return is now at value 40.17%, with 19.40% for asset returns.
Based on Build A Bear Workshop Inc (BBW), the company’s capital structure generated 0.4 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.65.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 81.91 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.64. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.5. The receivables turnover for the company is 36.96for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.65. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.67.
Conclusion
To sum up, Build A Bear Workshop Inc (BBW) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
