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 announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 6th. Investors 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 9.69%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 3rd. View Barnes & Noble's Dividend History.

Barnes & Noble announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Wednesday, April 12th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $50,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 83% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 20th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.38) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.41) by $0.03. The specialty retailer had revenue of $771.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $772.03 million. Barnes & Noble had a positive return on equity of 7.32% and a negative net margin of 3.60%. The firm's revenue was down 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted ($0.41) earnings per share. 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.

2 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Barnes & Noble's shares. Their predictions range from $10.00 to $10.00. On average, they anticipate Barnes & Noble's stock price to reach $10.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 61.6% 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 very positive on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Barnes & Noble earned a media sentiment score of 3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

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

Barnes & Noble's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.19%), Radnor Capital Management LLC (0.07%), Virtu Financial LLC (0.06%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%). 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 Radnor Capital Management LLC and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Barnes & Noble.

BKS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and Virtu Financial LLC. 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 $6.19.

Barnes & Noble has a market capitalization of $452.92 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]