Build-A-BearBBW
About: Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc is a U.S.-based specialty retailer of customized stuffed animals and related products. The company operates through three segments. Its Direct-to-consumer segment with key revenue, includes the operating activities of corporately-managed locations and other retail delivery operations in the U.S., Canada, China, Denmark, Ireland, and the U.K., including the company's e-commerce sites and temporary stores. The international franchising segment includes the licensing activities of the company's franchise agreements with store locations in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and Africa. The commercial segment includes the transactions with other businesses, mainly comprised of licensing the intellectual properties for third-party use and wholesale activities.
Employees: 5,100
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
91% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 23
74% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.28M | Put options by funds: $3.61M
33% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $424M [Q1] → $566M (+$142M) [Q2]
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 164 [Q1] → 182 (+18) [Q2]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q1] → 6 (+0) [Q2]
1.78% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.9% [Q1] → 83.12% (-1.78%) [Q2]
25% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 65
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
Small Cap Consumer Research Eric M Beder | 16%upside $65 | Buy Reiterated | 21 Aug 2025 |
DA Davidson Michael Baker | 14%upside $64 | Buy Maintained | 4 Aug 2025 |
Small Cap Consumer Research Eric Beder | 16%upside $65 | Buy Reiterated | 22 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 8 articles about BBW published over the past 30 days
