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BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC BBW
BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC (BBW) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 2.94% (safety: safe). FY2026 revenue was $529.8M at a 9.9% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.33 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Retail Trade · percentile among 238 companies
Percentile vs other Retail Trade companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Retail Trade companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBW | BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC | 5/9 | — | 7.5 | +6.7% |
| HERE | Here Group Ltd | 4/9 | 5.21 | — | -27.1% |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | 6/9 | 2.01 | 44 | +4.7% |
| CVS | CVS HEALTH Corp | 5/9 | 0.99 | 75.3 | +7.8% |
| COST | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW | 5/9 | 2.61 | 52.2 | +8.2% |
| JD | JD.com, Inc. | 3/9 | 1.84 | — | +17.9% |
| HD | HOME DEPOT, INC. | 4/9 | 4.54 | 24.6 | +3.2% |
About BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. operates as a mall-based, experiential specialty retailer for children in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, North America, and Europe. It operates through three segments: Direct-to-Consumer, Commercial, and International Franchising. The company offers 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. It operates its stores under the Build-A-Bear Workshop brand name; and sells its products through its e-commerce sites and third-party marketplace sites. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
FAQ
Is BBW financially healthy?
BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does BBW pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC pays a dividend yielding about 2.94% with a 22.1% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is BBW?
In FY2026, BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC had a net margin of 9.9% and a return on equity of 33.7%.
Is BBW overvalued or undervalued?
BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC trades at about 9.3× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.6×–190.5×, median 12.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for BBW?
The average Wall-Street price target for BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC is $61.25, about 65.6% above the recent price, from 4 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is BBW a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, a P/E of about 7.5×, a dividend yield of 2.94%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.