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 Wednesday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Friday, May 3rd. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 4th. View Barnes & Noble's Dividend History.

Barnes & Noble declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, April 12th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 83% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 7th. The specialty retailer reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.14. The specialty retailer had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.24 billion. Barnes & Noble had a return on equity of 7.09% and a net margin of 0.04%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.87) EPS. View Barnes & Noble's Earnings History.

Barnes & Noble is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, June 20th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Barnes & Noble.

2 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Barnes & Noble's shares. Their forecasts range from $7.00 to $7.00. On average, they expect Barnes & Noble's stock price to reach $7.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 27.3% 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.

Media headlines about BKS stock have been trending negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. 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 daily sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

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

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

Barnes & Noble's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.33%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.16%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.16%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.20%), Northern Trust Corp (1.01%) and Norges Bank (0.98%). 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Norges Bank, Millennium Management LLC, Investec Asset Management LTD, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Stone Ridge Asset Management LLC, Tibra Equities Europe Ltd and Bank of America Corp DE. 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 $5.50.

Barnes & Noble has a market capitalization of $402.57 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]