NYSE:BKS - Barnes & Noble Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Barnes & Noble trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BKS."

Barnes & Noble declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 4th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share on Saturday, January 26th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.38%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 3rd. View Barnes & Noble's Dividend History.

Barnes & Noble declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, April 12th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 83% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) issued its earnings results on Thursday, September, 6th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.23) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.09) by $0.14. The specialty retailer earned $794.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $832.40 million. Barnes & Noble had a positive return on equity of 7.32% and a negative net margin of 3.60%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.15) EPS. View Barnes & Noble's Earnings History.

Barnes & Noble is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 7th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Barnes & Noble.

Barnes & Noble will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, March 7th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

2 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Barnes & Noble's stock. Their predictions range from $10.00 to $10.00. On average, they anticipate Barnes & Noble's share price to reach $10.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 56.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Barnes & Noble.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Barnes & Noble in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Barnes & Noble.

News headlines about BKS stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Barnes & Noble earned a media sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to Barnes & Noble include Office Depot (ODP), Barnes & Noble Education (BNED), Hibbett Sports (HIBB), Sportsman's Warehouse (SPWH) and Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Barnes & Noble investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Ford Motor (F), General Electric (GE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Macy's (M), Kinder Morgan (KMI), AT&T (T), Starbucks (SBUX), Chesapeake Energy (CHK) and Hanesbrands (HBI).

Barnes & Noble's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.33%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.16%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.20%), Northern Trust Corp (1.01%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.89%) and Millennium Management LLC (0.69%). Company insiders that own Barnes & Noble stock include Abrams Capital Management, LP, Frederic Argir, Leonard Riggio and Peter Jensen. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Barnes & Noble.

BKS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC, Royce & Associates LP, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, KBC Group NV, Ibex Investors LLC, Coatue Management LLC, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. and Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Barnes & Noble.

BKS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Investec Asset Management LTD, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Stone Ridge Asset Management LLC, Tibra Equities Europe Ltd, Bank of America Corp DE and Arlington Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Barnes & Noble stock in the last two years include Leonard Riggio and Peter Jensen. View Insider Buying and Selling for Barnes & Noble.

Shares of BKS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of BKS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.40.

Barnes & Noble has a market capitalization of $468.29 million and generates $3.66 billion in revenue each year. Barnes & Noble employs 23,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Barnes & Noble is http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com.

Barnes & Noble's mailing address is 122 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY, 10011. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at 212-633-3300 or via email at [email protected]