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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$12.70 -0.50 (-3.80%)
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About Barnes & Noble Education Stock (NYSE:BNED)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$12.77
$13.21
50-Day Range
$8.92
$13.72
52-Week Range
$5.90
$14.75
Volume
26,456 shs
Average Volume
293,428 shs
Market Capitalization
$435.49 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$17.25
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Barnes & Noble Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

BNED MarketRank™: 

Barnes & Noble Education scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 54th out of 272 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Barnes & 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 Potential

    Barnes & Noble Education has a consensus price target of $17.25, representing about 35.8% upside from its current price of $12.70.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Barnes & Noble Education has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Barnes & Noble Education's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Barnes & Noble Education are expected to grow by 26.09% in the coming year, from $0.46 to $0.58 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Barnes & Noble Education is -39.78, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Barnes & Noble Education is -39.78, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Barnes & Noble Education has a P/B Ratio of 1.59. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Barnes & Noble Education's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.97% of the float of Barnes & Noble Education has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Barnes & Noble Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Barnes & Noble Education has recently decreased by 12.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Barnes & Noble Education does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Barnes & Noble Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Barnes & Noble Education will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.17% next year. This indicates that Barnes & Noble Education will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Barnes & Noble Education's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Barnes & Noble Education has a news sentiment score of 0.94. 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 0.74 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Barnes & Noble Education this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for BNED on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Barnes & Noble Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Barnes & Noble Education insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.20% of the stock of Barnes & Noble Education is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    38.51% of the stock of Barnes & Noble Education is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Barnes & Noble Education's insider trading history.
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BNED Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Barnes & Noble Education's stock was trading at $9.18 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, BNED stock has increased by 38.3% and is now trading at $12.6980.

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (NYSE:BNED) released its earnings results on Monday, December, 9th. The specialty retailer reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter. The specialty retailer had revenue of $602.12 million for the quarter. Barnes & Noble Education had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.37% and a negative net margin of 0.57%.

Shares of Barnes & Noble Education reverse split 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 closing bell 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.

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.

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

Last Earnings
12/09/2024
Today
7/02/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/06/2026
Record date for 7/30 Dividend
7/16/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/30 Dividend
7/16/2026
Dividend Payable
7/30/2026
Fiscal Year End
4/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CONSM PD - MISC DIS
Sub-Industry
Retail
Current Symbol
NYSE:BNED
CIK
1634117
Fax
N/A
Employees
3,559
Year Founded
1971

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$18.50
Low Price Target
$16.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+35.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.32)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
27.60
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$65.82 million
Net Margins
-0.57%
Pretax Margin
0.24%
Return on Equity
-20.37%
Return on Assets
-5.70%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.48
Current Ratio
1.42
Quick Ratio
0.86

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.73 billion
Price / Sales
0.25
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$7.99 per share
Price / Book
1.59

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
34,296,000
Free Float
33,884,000
Market Cap
$435.49 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.32

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This page (NYSE:BNED) was last updated on 7/2/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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