NYSE:BNED Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Stock Price, News & Analysis $10.64 -0.02 (-0.19%) Closing price 09/18/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.64 -0.01 (-0.05%) As of 09/18/2026 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$10.50▼$10.7050-Day Range$10.50▼$13.0152-Week Range$5.90▼$14.75Volume385,633 shsAverage Volume299,765 shsMarket Capitalization$368.89 millionP/E Ratio16.63Dividend Yield3.01%Price Target$17.25Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) is an education services company that supports colleges, universities and their students across the United States. Through institutional partnerships, the company provides retail, digital and operational solutions designed to support the delivery of course materials and campus-related products and services. Its Barnes & Noble College business operates physical and online campus bookstores, offering new and used textbooks, textbook rentals, digital course materials, general merchandise, school apparel, supplies, technology products and convenience items. The company also provides inclusive-access programs, such as First Day Complete, which bundle required course materials for students and make them available by the start of a term. BNED also provides wholesale, logistics, marketplace and digital education services through its broader higher-education platform. The company was separated from Barnes & Noble, Inc. as an independent publicly traded business in 2015 and serves institutions and students primarily in the United States.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Barnes & Noble Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks68th Percentile Overall ScoreBNED MarketRank™: Barnes & Noble Education scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 232nd out of 475 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingBarnes & Noble Education has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialBarnes & Noble Education has a consensus price target of $17.25, representing about 62.1% upside from its current price of $10.64.Amount of Analyst CoverageBarnes & Noble Education has only been the subject of 2 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 16.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.67.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Barnes & Noble Education is 16.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.26.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBarnes & Noble Education has a P/B Ratio of 1.33. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted4.30% 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 5.96.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Barnes & Noble Education has recently increased by 16.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldBarnes & Noble Education pays a meaningful dividend of 3.01%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthBarnes & Noble Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Barnes & Noble Education is 50.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Barnes & Noble Education's dividend. News and Social Media2.9 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentBarnes & Noble Education has a news sentiment score of 0.68. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Barnes & Noble Education this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for BNED on MarketBeat 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 $129,173.00 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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BNED Stock News HeadlinesBarnes & Noble Education (BNED) Delivers Solid Q1 as First Day Complete Gains SteamSeptember 17 at 6:42 PM | insidermonkey.comWhat is Northland Securities' Forecast for BNED Q4 Earnings?September 13, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comYour book attachedBill Poulos is giving away his 'Safe Trade Options Formula' book for free - but only for a limited time through a temporary download link. He plans to charge for it soon. Download your copy now and lock it in at no cost, regardless of future pricing.September 20 at 1:00 AM | Profits Run (Ad)Q2 EPS Forecast for Barnes & Noble Education Cut by AnalystSeptember 12, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comNeedham & Company LLC Reiterates "Buy" Rating for Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED)September 11, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comBarnes & Noble Education Q1 Net Loss Narrows As Revenue ImprovesSeptember 9, 2026 | rttnews.comBarnes & Noble Education (BNED) Stock Rises on Q1 2027 EarningsSeptember 8, 2026 | quiverquant.comQBarnes & Noble Education Reports Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Financial ResultsSeptember 8, 2026 | globenewswire.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 beginning of the year. Since then, BNED stock has increased by 15.9% and is now trading at $10.64. How were Barnes & Noble Education's earnings last quarter? Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (NYSE:BNED) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, September, 8th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.37) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.48) by $0.11. The specialty retailer earned $290.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $306.66 million. Barnes & Noble Education had a net margin of 1.29% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.77%. When did Barnes & Noble Education's stock split? Shares of Barnes & Noble Education 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 market closes 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 Squarepoint Ops LLC (0.18%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.12%) and California State Teachers Retirement System. 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 Plug Power (PLUG), Meta Platforms (META), Ford Motor (F), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Newell Brands (NWL) and General Motors (GM). Company Calendar Record date for 7/30 Dividend7/16/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/30 Dividend7/16/2026Dividend Payable7/30/2026Last Earnings9/08/2026Today9/20/2026Fiscal 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 (27m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 BNED's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. BNED has been in this zone for over 27 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+62.1%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.25 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.64 Trailing P/E Ratio16.63 Forward P/E Ratio13.47 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$16.87 million Net Margins1.29% Pretax Margin1.61% Return on Equity8.77% Return on Assets2.66% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.44 Current Ratio1.66 Quick Ratio0.64 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.71 billion Price / Sales0.22 Cash Flow$1.71 per share Price / Cash Flow6.22 Book Value$8.03 per share Price / Book1.33Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares34,670,000Free Float34,076,000Market Cap$368.89 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.27 Social Links 7 Stocks That Could Lead the Next Market BoomTesla, Nvidia, and Google helped shape the last era of market growth, but the next wave could come from a new group of companies. 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