Barrett Business Services, Inc. to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.08 (NASDAQ:BBSI)

Barrett Business Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBSIGet Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, February 24th, Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of 0.08 per share by the business services provider on Friday, March 28th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th.

Barrett Business Services has raised its dividend by an average of 1.1% per year over the last three years. Barrett Business Services has a payout ratio of 12.5% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Barrett Business Services to earn $2.21 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.32 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 14.5%.

Barrett Business Services Stock Performance

NASDAQ BBSI opened at $39.56 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $1.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.88, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.31. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $42.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.27. Barrett Business Services has a 52-week low of $28.42 and a 52-week high of $44.97.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on BBSI. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $45.00 target price on shares of Barrett Business Services in a research report on Wednesday. StockNews.com upgraded Barrett Business Services from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th.

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Barrett Business Services Company Profile

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Barrett Business Services, Inc provides business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies in the United States. The company develops a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry.

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