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BBSI

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

BBSI

NASDAQ·Industrials·Staffing & Employment Services·Mkt cap $926.6M

$37.91

+0.48%

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52-Week Range

$25.33 - $49.65

P/E

24.62

Fwd P/E

24.74

Beta

0.96

Div Yield

0.85%

Avg Vol

231.8K

Shares Out

25.2M

Mkt Cap

$926.6M

Price action

Price chart

Down 11.8% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Integrated platform combining management consulting expertise with HR outsourcing tools
  • Deep industry specialization across manufacturing, construction, agriculture, and logistics sectors
  • Co-employment model creates sticky, long-term client relationships with high switching costs
  • Established 58-year track record and operational infrastructure since 1965

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Premium valuation to HR & Payroll Services peers

Growth

Stable outlook

Increasing demand for HR outsourcing among small and mid-sized businesses

Value

Premium valuation to HR & Payroll Services peers

Momentum

Hot

+27.6% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

0.85% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 5, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 6, 2026

Reported EPS of -$0.59 vs -$0.37 consensus (-59.5% surprise). Revenue of $307.0M vs $306.7M expected (+0.1%).

EPS miss
Rev beat +0.1%

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-59.5%

Next: May 5, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+10%

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+8%

+5%

+5%

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Q1 26

$279.7M

$294.3M

$304.8M

$292.6M

$307.7M

$318.9M

$321.1M

$307.0M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

-4.8%

Wall Street consensus

2 analysts · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

2

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: Barrington · Apr 27, 2026

vs Industry

How BBSI stacks vs Staffing & Employment Services

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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