Barrett Business Services BBSI
$29.91 −$0.48 (-1.58%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $29.91 0.00%
Open$29.52
Prev close$30.39
Day range$29.05 – $30.17
Volume214.6K
Market cap$716.77M
P/E (TTM)24.3
Dividend yield1.07%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership90.1%+0.72 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding226-2 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)39 buys / 11 sellsNet buying
Short interest5.10% of floatDays to cover 6.2 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share15.1%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$404.7K (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 30.6% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 3.33% to 5.10% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +102,319 | 1.0% |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +376,508 | 1.6% |
| Private Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +209,228 | 5.0% |
| Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +177,850 | 2.0% |
| American Century Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +163,316 | 0.8% |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +151,173 | 0.8% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +141,109 | 8.5% |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +136,887 | 0.8% |
| PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +134,089 | 0.6% |
| FMR | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +103,508 | 1.1% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +95,026 | 0.7% |
| Kennedy Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +92,219 | 1.1% |
| Pullen Investment Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +87,372 | 0.4% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +60,199 | 3.0% |
| Trigran Investments, Inc. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +59,966 | 3.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2026 | James Potts | General Counsel | Automatic Disposition | -8,779 | $38.00 | 32,035 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Anthony Meeker | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -12,000 | $37.85 | 44,945 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Anthony Meeker | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,782 | – | 2,782 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Anthony Meeker | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +2,344 | – | 56,945 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thomas Carley | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,782 | – | 2,782 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thomas Carley | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +2,344 | – | 109,044 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | James Potts | General Counsel | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -4,531 | $37.73 | 40,814 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | James Potts | General Counsel | Other Derivative Acquisition | +9,496 | – | 8,693 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | James Potts | General Counsel | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +6,977 | – | 40,814 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Joseph Clabby | Independent Chairperson | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,782 | – | 2,782 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Joseph Clabby | Independent Chairperson | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +2,344 | – | 17,735 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thomas Cusick | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,782 | – | 2,782 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Thomas Cusick | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +2,344 | – | 30,120 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Mark Finn | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,782 | – | 2,782 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Mark Finn | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +2,344 | – | 23,287 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Carla Moradi | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,782 | – | 2,782 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Carla Moradi | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +2,344 | – | 21,176 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Vincent Price | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,782 | – | 2,782 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Vincent Price | Independent Director | Derivative Exercise and Retained | +2,344 | – | 43,816 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Gary Kramer | Chief Executive Officer | Derivative Exercise and Sale | -20,610 | $37.73 | 360,562 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 1,235,757 | 5.1% | 6.2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 1,081,208 | 4.5% | 4.4 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 1,190,623 | 4.9% | 7.3 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,018,201 | 4.2% | 5.2 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 936,825 | 3.9% | 2.9 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 817,665 | 3.3% | 3.7 |
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