NYSE:BNED Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Stock Price, News & Analysis $13.55 -0.07 (-0.50%) Closing price 10/27/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.59 +0.04 (+0.28%) As of 10/27/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Barnes & Noble Education Stock (NYSE:BNED) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get BNED alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$13.40▼$13.7150-Day Range$10.50▼$13.9352-Week Range$5.90▼$14.75Volume251,903 shsAverage VolumeN/AMarket CapitalizationN/AP/E Ratio21.18Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$17.25Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) is an education solutions company that supports colleges and universities, their students, faculty and campus communities. The company operates and manages college bookstores and provides higher-education institutions with products and services designed to support academic success and campus life. BNED’s offerings include new, used, rental and digital course materials; textbook and course-material fulfillment; general merchandise; school supplies; technology products; and custom or institution-branded apparel and gifts. Through its digital and course-material programs, the company also helps institutions deliver required content through models such as inclusive access, which can provide students with course materials through their tuition or course fees. The company serves colleges and universities primarily in the United States through physical campus locations and e-commerce channels. Barnes & Noble Education was separated from Barnes & Noble, Inc. and became an independent publicly traded company in 2015. Its business is focused on serving institutional partners and the broader higher-education market rather than operating traditional consumer bookstores.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Barnes & Noble Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks88th Percentile Overall ScoreBNED MarketRank™: 4.400618196475 of 5 starsBarnes & Noble Education scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 117th out of 487 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.0 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingBarnes & Noble Education has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialBarnes & Noble Education has a consensus price target of $17.25, representing about 27.3% upside from its current price of $13.55.Amount of Analyst CoverageBarnes & Noble Education has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Barnes & Noble Education's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Barnes & Noble Education is 21.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.78.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Barnes & Noble Education is 21.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 25.69.Read more about Barnes & Noble Education's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted5.24% of the float of Barnes & Noble Education has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBarnes & Noble Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.57.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Barnes & Noble Education has recently decreased by 5.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldBarnes & Noble Education does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthBarnes & Noble Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media4.4 / 5News Sentiment1.09 News SentimentBarnes & Noble Education has a news sentiment score of 1.09. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Barnes & Noble Education this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search Interest3 people have searched for BNED on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Barnes & Noble Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.2 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Barnes & Noble Education insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $356,590.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders1.70% of the stock of Barnes & Noble Education is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions38.51% of the stock of Barnes & Noble Education is held by institutions.Read more about Barnes & Noble Education's insider trading history. Receive BNED Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Barnes & Noble Education and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on October 29, 2026September 24, 2026 | marketscreener.comMManagement just bought 2.8 million sharesManagement just backed a $100 million buyback, repurchasing 2.8 million shares at an average price of $35.26 in one quarter. Institutions own about 83% of shares, including BlackRock's 32 million shares worth $716 million and Vanguard's 48 million shares worth nearly $1.1 billion. A new multi-year deal with Palantir adds an AI-driven edge to this energy producer's operations. | Monument Traders Alliance (Ad)Barnes & Noble Education Declares Quarterly Cash DividendSeptember 24, 2026 | tipranks.comBarnes & Noble Education Announces Quarterly Cash DividendSeptember 24, 2026 | globenewswire.comNova Southeastern University President Emeritus George L. Hanbury II's Newly Published Book to Benefit Student Scholarships and ResearchSeptember 22, 2026 | globenewswire.comBarnes & Noble Education (BNED) Delivers Solid Q1 as First Day Complete Gains SteamSeptember 17, 2026 | insidermonkey.comBarnes & Noble Education Q1 Net Loss Narrows As Revenue ImprovesSeptember 9, 2026 | rttnews.comSee More Headlines BNED Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have BNED shares performed this year? Barnes & Noble Education's stock was trading at $9.18 at the start of the year. Since then, BNED shares have increased by 47.6% and is now trading at $13.5520. How were Barnes & Noble Education's earnings last quarter? Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (NYSE:BNED) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September, 8th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.37) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.48) by $0.11. The specialty retailer had revenue of $290.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $306.66 million. When did Barnes & Noble Education's stock split? Barnes & Noble Education shares reverse split before market open on Wednesday, June 12th 2024.The 1-100 reverse split was announced on Thursday, June 6th 2024. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Monday, June 3rd 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 1 shares after the split. Who are Barnes & Noble Education's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Barnes & Noble Education include Verdence Capital Advisors LLC (0.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Rory Wallace, Jonathan Shar, William C Martin, Eric Singer, Jason Snagusky and Gary Luster. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Barnes & Noble Education? Shares of BNED stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Barnes & Noble Education own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Barnes & Noble Education investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Ford Motor (F), Plug Power (PLUG), Tesla (TSLA), Salesforce (CRM), CVS Health (CVS) and GE Aerospace (GE). Company Calendar Record date for 7/30 Dividend7/16/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/30 Dividend7/16/2026Dividend Payable7/30/2026Last Earnings9/08/2026Record date for 10/29 Dividend10/14/2026Ex-Dividend for 10/29 Dividend10/14/2026Today10/27/2026Dividend Payable10/29/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)12/22/2026Fiscal Year End4/30/2027Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (28m+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 BNED's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. BNED has been in this zone for over 28 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Discretionary Industry Specialty Retail Sub-IndustryOther Specialty Retail Current SymbolNYSE:BNED CIK1634117 Webwww.bned.com Phone(908) 991-2665FaxN/AEmployees3,613Year Founded1971Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Barnes & Noble Education$17.25 High Price Target$18.50 Low Price Target$16.00 Potential Upside/Downside+27.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.75 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)N/A Trailing P/E Ratio21.18 Forward P/E Ratio17.15 P/E GrowthN/ANet IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/A Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/A Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book ValueN/A Price / BookN/AMiscellaneous Outstanding SharesN/AFree Float34,076,000Market CapN/A OptionableOptionable BetaN/A Social Links The Best Nuclear Energy Stocks to BuyNuclear energy is entering a new growth cycle as rising power demand, expanding data centers, and renewed policy support bring the sector back into focus. 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