Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI)
NASDAQIndustrialsStaffing & Employment ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
$33.91+0.24%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQIndustrialsStaffing & Employment ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Industrials is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Maintain gross margin between 2.7% and 2.85% for 2026: FY26 GM guidance 2.7%-2.75% vs target 2.7%-2.85%.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 6% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 1% on a typical day and fell roughly 44% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskBBSI's growth relies on maintaining gross margins between 2.7% and 2.85% for 2026. The latest earnings report showed a revenue growth of 4% year over year, but it missed expectations. BBSI trades at 19× P/E versus a 24× peer median, indicating it looks expensive on this basis. The primary risk is the need to maintain gross margins, as guidance is below target. Peer multiples imply a price about 14% below where it trades. This read is provisional; the thesis is on watch due to the latest earnings miss.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. BBSI is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 3 analysts currently covering BBSI (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 3 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for BBSI in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
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Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Human Resource & Employment Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Current $33.91
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.