BBSI NASDAQ Week ended 11 Sep 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Barrett Business Services Inc · Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services

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Latest close 33.35 USD
-1.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 37.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.7%, after a 3.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 35/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 48d.

Setup score 39 out of 100
Latest Close 33.35 USD 11 Sep 2026
1W Return -1.7% latest completed week
4W Return 3.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 0.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 23.1% 12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 8-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 60.87% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -1.7% Latest completed week; four-week move 3.7%. Indicator stack 40/31 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 60.87% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Mixed 35/100 conviction; expected move 5.5%. News sentiment 50/100 13 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 48d Next report is scheduled for 04 Nov 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 2.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 37.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.7%, after a 3.7% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.6x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 28 Aug 4 Sep 11 Sep
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.6612-week average 0.54

12-week confirmation

Trend active8/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.66Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 3.7% over four weeks, 0.9% over 12 weeks, and -28.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 8 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.7%
4W3.7%
12W0.9%
26W21.6%
52W-28.2%
Active trend streak8 weeks
Active weeks in one year12
Trend breadth23.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.39Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-144.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-13.96Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change38.8%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 11 Sep 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength9/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Value29/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Quality27/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Momentum11/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Growth12/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework65/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
23.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
13.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
1.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
19.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
4.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
1.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
15.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-34.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
7.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
8.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.0x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

BBSI shows mixed options pressure with a 35/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 5.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction35/100
Expected move5.5%
Put/call volume
Pressure12
Speculation0
Volatility74
Trend agreement85
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Insider activity0 / 20

0 acquisitions and 20 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.

2 positive · 7 neutral · 4 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings48dNext report is scheduled for 04 Nov 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move5.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-29.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.1%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-15.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Latest week-1.7%Week of 11 Sep.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses3
Recent vol5.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.3% / -4.6%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape37/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 37/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis55/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 8/12, activity pressure 10/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.66; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 60.87%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 60.87% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors18/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 7; Small Cap Core rank 40 SVQF65/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 253.5 of 725 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options56/100

BBSI shows mixed options pressure with a 35/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 5.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 5.5% Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.

Barrett Business Services (NASDAQ:BBSI) Share Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell? Insiders0 / 20

0 acquisitions and 20 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings48d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Nov 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.

 Research flow1 items

1 recent research articles and 0 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
11 Sep 202633.35 USD-1.7%32.56 USD35.24 USD-0.39-13.96626.0KOn
4 Sep 202633.91 USD-1.3%32.50 USD35.17 USD-0.22-14.02893.3KOn
28 Aug 202634.37 USD2.4%32.62 USD35.10 USD0.07-13.64962.2KOn
21 Aug 202633.55 USD4.3%32.74 USD35.03 USD0.54-16.421.1MOn
14 Aug 202632.16 USD-2.8%32.86 USD34.97 USD0.89-22.811.3MOn
7 Aug 202633.10 USD-15.0%33.08 USD34.91 USD1.28-20.622.1MOn
31 Jul 202638.95 USD-1.8%33.25 USD34.85 USD1.41-3.001.5MOn
24 Jul 202639.65 USD-0.8%33.15 USD34.74 USD1.33-1.43755.6KOn
17 Jul 202639.98 USD6.8%33.03 USD34.63 USD1.42-2.901.1MOff
10 Jul 202637.43 USD-1.3%32.91 USD34.51 USD1.22-13.44892.5KOff
3 Jul 202637.91 USD5.1%32.88 USD34.41 USD1.20-11.47994.9KOff
26 Jun 202636.06 USD9.1%32.76 USD34.30 USD1.14-15.721.7MOff
19 Jun 202633.04 USD-3.3%32.72 USD34.21 USD0.95-26.83873.5KOff
12 Jun 202634.17 USD3.5%32.77 USD34.13 USD0.99-23.091.2MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context