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Model output · Signal date 2026-11-06

Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) Stock Forecast Nov. 6, 2026

Analysis updated on Nov. 6, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · Nasdaq

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Rank in coverage of 5150 stocks scored
Rank correlation · 90D -2.0% Spearman, 357 dates
Market Cap $725M small-cap · #7 of 15 peers
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Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) stock forecast summary

Our AI scores Barrett Business Services Inc every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.

Barrett Business Services Inc is a small-cap company with a market capitalization of $725M. It ranks number 7 by market capitalization among the 15 Services-Help Supply Services issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.

For BBSI, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -2.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is -2.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report

Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +3.1%, buy ≥ +1.5%, sell < -0.5%, strong sell < -1.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-11-06 signals)

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Cross-section · 2026-11-06

How BBSI ranks among 5150 stocks

90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).

Fundamentals · 2026-09-30

Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) fundamentals

Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Services-Help Supply Services peers listed below that report each metric.

Valuation & Market

MetricBBSIIndustry medianRank
Market Cap $725M $480M 7/15
P/E Ratio 15.10x 18.09x 6/8
P/B Ratio 3.49x 1.61x 5/14
Dividend Yield 1.09% 2.52% 6/6
EPS $1.98 – –
Book Value/Share $8.57 – –
Revenue/Share $52.88 – –
FCF/Share $0.12 – –

Profitability & Margins

MetricBBSIIndustry medianRank
ROE 15.0% 7.8% 3/12
ROA 4.2% 1.4% 5/13
ROIC 14.8% 4.1% 2/14
Gross Margin 19.4% 20.6% 10/15
Operating Margin 3.8% 0.8% 5/16
Net Margin 2.4% 1.2% 3/14
EBT Margin 4.4% 0.8% 3/16
Tax Rate 44.5% – –

Financial Health

MetricBBSIIndustry medianRank
Current Ratio 1.18x 1.52x 11/16
D/E Ratio 2.59x 1.62x 4/14
Financial Leverage 3.59x 2.73x 4/13
Interest Coverage 463.8x 2.9x 1/13
Working Capital $76M $130M 10/16

Cash Flow

MetricBBSIIndustry medianRank
Operating Cash Flow $25M $20M 7/16
Free Cash Flow $3M $14M 9/11
Capital Spending -$22M -$34M 5/11
OCF Growth YoY -41.9% -41.9% 7/13
FCF Growth YoY -88.8% -35.7% 7/8
FCF/Sales 0.2% 2.0% 8/11
CapEx/Sales 1.7% 0.7% 2/11

Operational Efficiency

MetricBBSIIndustry medianRank
Asset Turnover 1.72x 1.79x 8/12
Receivables Turnover 3.9x 5.3x 10/12
Fixed Assets Turnover 16.7x 43.9x 12/13
Days Sales Outstanding 94 days 69 days 3/12
Payables Period 2 days 15 days 11/11

Income Statement

MetricBBSIIndustry medianRank
Total Revenue $1.28B $2.04B 10/13
Operating Income $49M $15M 6/16
Net Income $31M $13M 5/14
SG&A Expense $191M $291M 9/14
Cost of Goods Sold $1.03B $1.22B 8/14

Dividend & Shareholder Information

MetricBBSIIndustry medianRank
Dividends Per Share $0.32 – –
Payout Ratio 16.2% – –
Shares Outstanding 24M – –
Net Income Growth -43.0% -10.9% 6/8
EPS Growth -2.5% -2.5% 5/9

Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)

Total Current Assets$493M66.1% of assets
Cash & Short-term Investments$46M6.2% of assets
Accounts Receivable$329M44.0% of assets
Total Liabilities$539M72.2% of assets
Short-term Debt$411M55.0% of assets
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Industry Peers · Services-Help Supply Services

Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) industry peers

Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Barrett Business Services Inc (Services-Help Supply Services): 16 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.

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Company 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) Market Cap P/E Ratio P/B Ratio
BBSI Barrett Business Services Inc $725M 15.1x 3.5x
RHI Robert Half Inc. $4.28B 30.1x 3.5x
MAN Manpowergroup Inc. $2.07B 17.1x 1.0x
NSP Insperity, Inc. $1.94B – 44.0x
EFOR Everforth Inc $1.41B 21.2x 0.8x
AMN Amn Healthcare Services Inc $1.40B 13.3x 1.8x
KFRC Kforce Inc $970M 19.1x 5.3x
KELYA Kelly Services Inc $480M – 0.5x
TBI Trueblue, Inc. $376M – 1.4x
HQI Hirequest, Inc. $239M 30.7x 3.5x
RCMT Rcm Technologies, Inc. $228M 13.1x 4.7x
TTEC Ttec Holdings, Inc. $73M – 1.0x
DLHC Dlh Holdings Corp. $53M – 0.6x
BGSF Bgsf, Inc. $38M – 0.8x
CIRC Circle8 Group Inc $23M – –
RLBY Reliability Inc N/A – –

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What is the Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) stock forecast?

Our AI scores Barrett Business Services Inc every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.

How accurate are Barrett Business Services Inc stock predictions?

For BBSI, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -2.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is -2.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report

How often are Barrett Business Services Inc forecasts updated?

Barrett Business Services Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 6, 2026.

Which companies are Barrett Business Services Inc's industry peers?

16 issuers in our coverage, BBSI included, share the SEC industry code Services-Help Supply Services. The largest are: Robert Half Inc. (RHI), Manpowergroup Inc. (MAN), Insperity, Inc. (NSP), Everforth Inc (EFOR), Amn Healthcare Services Inc (AMN), Kforce Inc (KFRC).

This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.