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. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Saturday, January 26th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.43%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 3rd. View Barnes & Noble's Dividend History.

Barnes & Noble announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, April 12th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 83% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 20th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.38) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' 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%. Barnes & Noble's revenue for the quarter was down 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.41) 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.

2 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Barnes & Noble's shares. Their forecasts range from $10.00 to $10.00. On average, they expect Barnes & Noble's share price to reach $10.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 57.2% 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 trended positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Barnes & Noble earned a news sentiment score of 2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near 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 retail and institutional 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 $6.36.

Barnes & Noble has a market capitalization of $446.34 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]