BBSI
BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INCPrice
Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.
- R Feb 25 Barrett Business Services (BBSI) reported strong fourth quarter and…
- S Jul 2 to Jul 7 3 days of insider sells: $786.2K by 2 insiders, avg $37.84
- A Aug 6 Roth Capital downgrades
Signal stack
Where each data set points today.
- InsidersBEARISH
2 insiders sold $786.2K.
- InstitutionsMIXED
Q2 2026: 14 added (1 new), 12 trimmed or exited. Largest new: Point72 Asset Management, $13.4M.
- AnalystsBULLISH
7 of 9 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.
- EstimatesFALLING
Current-quarter EPS estimate $0.753 → $0.685 over 90 days. 0 up, 2 down in 30 days.
- Short sellersSTEADY
Short interest −9.2% to 1.08M shares. 4.4 days to cover, ≈4.5% of shares.
- TrendRANGE
2% above its 50-day average.
Who's buying
13F· Q2 2026| Fund | Move | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Mawer Investment Management Ltd. | TRIM | $43.7M |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | ADD | $17.0M |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | NEW | $13.4M |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | ADD | $12.3M |
| FMR LLC | ADD | $9.2M |
| MORGAN STANLEY | TRIM | $7.0M |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | DOUBLED | $6.5M |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | TRIM | $3.5M |
Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.
The Street
9 analystsPrice is below the lowest target. Median implies +22%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | Roth Capital DOWNGRADE | Neutral |
Insider ledger
Form 4| Date | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | Potts James R EVP Gen Counsel & Secretary | SELL | $132.6K |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Potts James R EVP Gen Counsel & Secretary | SELL | $130.9K |
| Jul 2, 2026 | MEEKER ANTHONY Director | SELL | $454.2K |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Potts James R EVP Gen Counsel & Secretary | SELL | $68.5K |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Cusick Thomas B. Director | EXERCISE | 2,344 sh |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Cusick Thomas B. Director | AWARD | 2,782 sh |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Price Vincent P Director | EXERCISE | 2,344 sh |
| Jul 1, 2026 | CARLEY THOMAS J Director | EXERCISE | 2,344 sh |
Earnings setup
Estimates| Period | EPS est. | Range | 30D rev. | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Q | $0.69 | $0.68–$0.69 | -9.1% | $332.2M |
| Next Q | $0.66 | $0.65–$0.67 | -4.3% | $333.8M |
| Current FY | $1.71 | $1.67–$1.74 | -8.9% | $1.3B |
| Next FY | $2.02 | $2.00–$2.05 | -5.8% | $1.4B |
Short side
FINRA· Sep 30, 2026SecBot reports
10 filings · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 mixed · 8 neutral- NEUTRAL PRESS-RELEASEOct 21, 2026
Barrett Business Services Inc announced it will host a conference call on November 4, 2026 to…
- NEUTRAL SC 13G/AOct 13, 2026
Royce & Associates LP filed an amended Schedule 13G disclosing a 4.49% passive stake in Barrett…
Monitor for any future 13D conversion if Royce increases stake above 5% or engages management. No immediate catalyst from this filing.
- NEUTRAL SC 13G/AOct 2, 2026
Private Capital Management, LLC filed an amended Schedule 13G disclosing a passive stake of 4.41%…
Monitor for any future 13G amendments that push the stake above 5% or a conversion to 13D, which would signal activist intent. No immediate trading catalyst.
- MIXED INST-CLUSTERAug 15, 2026
BBSI's 2026-Q2 institutional cluster shows a mixed picture: 3 buyers (Fidelity, Goldman Sachs…
The passive-buy / active-sell divergence suggests institutional conviction is split. Monitor whether Mawer continues reducing in Q3 — a sustained sell-down by the second-largest holder would be a…
All BBSI filing & press-release reports (10)
- PRESS-RELEASE reportOct 21, 2026
- SC 13G/A reportOct 13, 2026
- SC 13G/A reportOct 2, 2026
- INST-CLUSTER reportAug 15, 2026
- CLUSTER reportJul 7, 2026
- 8-K reportJun 3, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportApr 22, 2026
- DEFA14A reportApr 20, 2026
- CLUSTER reportMar 13, 2026
- 8-K reportFeb 25, 2026