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

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$12.16 +0.19 (+1.59%)
As of 03:56 PM Eastern

About Barnes & Noble Education Stock (NYSE:BNED)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$11.65
$12.16
50-Day Range
$10.72
$13.72
52-Week Range
$5.90
$14.75
Volume
263,467 shs
Average Volume
295,952 shs
Market Capitalization
$421.59 million
P/E Ratio
25.87
Dividend Yield
2.63%
Price Target
$17.25
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) is a leading provider of educational products and services to the higher education community. The company operates retail campus bookstores under Barnes & Noble College, offering course materials, general merchandise, and digital content. In addition, Barnes & Noble Education delivers educational technology solutions through its digital learning platform and supplemental courseware.

Originally part of Barnes & Noble, Inc., the company completed its spin-off and initial public offering in February 2015 to focus exclusively on college retail and digital learning. Since its separation, Barnes & Noble Education has expanded its footprint to serve more than 700 campuses across the United States. The company’s digital offerings include the Yuzu eReader and a suite of online tools designed to help instructors and students manage coursework, readings, and assessment materials more efficiently.

Beyond retail and digital platforms, Barnes & Noble Education provides back-office services such as textbook procurement, inventory management and customized marketing solutions to colleges and universities. The company also supports faculty adoption programs, reserved textbook programs and campus event sponsorships aimed at enhancing the student experience and driving academic success.

Headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Barnes & Noble Education is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Huseby. With a focus on innovation in educational content delivery and strong campus partnerships, the company continues to evolve its offerings to meet the changing needs of students, educators and institutional clients.

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Barnes & Noble Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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85th Percentile Overall Score

BNED MarketRank™: 

Barnes & Noble Education scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 150th out of 490 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 41.9% upside from its current price of $12.16.

  • 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.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Barnes & Noble Education is 25.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.39.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Barnes & Noble Education is 25.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 46.86.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Barnes & Noble Education has a P/B Ratio of 1.42. 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

    3.68% 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 7.43.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Barnes & Noble Education has recently decreased by 21.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Barnes & Noble Education pays a meaningful dividend of 2.67%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Barnes & Noble Education is 68.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

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

    Barnes & Noble Education has a news sentiment score of 1.41. 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 5 news articles for Barnes & Noble Education this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for BNED on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Barnes & Noble Education insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $129,173.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.70% 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 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, BNED shares have increased by 32.5% and is now trading at $12.16.

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (NYSE:BNED) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 9th. The specialty retailer reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.03. The specialty retailer had revenue of $267.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $267.55 million. Barnes & Noble Education had a net margin of 0.98% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.92%.

Barnes & Noble Education's stock 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.

Top institutional shareholders of Barnes & Noble Education include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.12%) and California State Teachers Retirement System (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Rory Wallace, Jonathan Shar, William C Martin, Eric Singer, Jason Snagusky and Gary Luster.
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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
7/09/2026
Record date for 7/30 Dividend
7/16/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/30 Dividend
7/16/2026
Dividend Payable
7/30/2026
Today
8/31/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/03/2026
Fiscal Year End
4/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Specialty Retail
Sub-Industry
Other Specialty Retail
Current Symbol
NYSE:BNED
CIK
1634117
Fax
N/A
Employees
3,613
Year Founded
1971

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$18.50
Low Price Target
$16.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+41.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.47
Trailing P/E Ratio
25.87
Forward P/E Ratio
17.13
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$16.87 million
Net Margins
0.98%
Pretax Margin
1.21%
Return on Equity
7.92%
Return on Assets
2.29%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.24
Current Ratio
1.71
Quick Ratio
0.66

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.71 billion
Price / Sales
0.25
Cash Flow
$1.74 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.00
Book Value
$8.59 per share
Price / Book
1.42

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
34,670,000
Free Float
34,076,000
Market Cap
$421.59 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.27

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This page (NYSE:BNED) was last updated on 8/31/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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