Should I buy or sell Barnes & Noble Education stock right now?

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Barnes & Noble Education in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" BNED shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BNED, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View BNED analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Barnes & Noble Education's stock price target for 2024?

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Barnes & Noble Education's shares. Their BNED share price targets range from $1.25 to $4.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $2.63 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 994.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for BNED or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have BNED shares performed in 2024?

Barnes & Noble Education's stock was trading at $1.49 at the start of the year. Since then, BNED shares have decreased by 83.9% and is now trading at $0.2399. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

Are investors shorting Barnes & Noble Education?

Barnes & Noble Education saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,430,000 shares, an increase of 37.5% from the March 15th total of 1,040,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,190,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 3.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Barnes & Noble Education's Short Interest .

When is Barnes & Noble Education's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August 2nd 2024. View our BNED earnings forecast .

How were Barnes & Noble Education's earnings last quarter?

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March, 12th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter. The specialty retailer earned $456.67 million during the quarter. Barnes & Noble Education had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 51.52% and a negative net margin of 5.22%.

What other stocks do shareholders of Barnes & Noble Education own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Barnes & Noble Education investors own include Ford Motor (F) , Barnes & Noble (BKS) , TherapeuticsMD (TXMD) , General Electric (GE) , Dynavax Technologies (DVAX) , Extreme Networks (EXTR) , FireEye (FEYE) , General Motors (GM) and Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO) .

How do I buy shares of Barnes & Noble Education?

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. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

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

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$0.24

+0.00 (+0.89%)

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$2.26

Volume: 800,335 shs
Average Volume: 1.50 million shs
Market Capitalization: $12.66 million

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $2.63

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Barnes & Noble Education MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Hold
2.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 994.2% Upside
$2.63 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
3.89% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.83
Based on 7 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

1.71 out of 5 stars

Consumer Discretionary Sector

216th out of 266 stocks

Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores Industry

6th out of 7 stocks

3.0

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Barnes & Noble Education has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Barnes & Noble Education has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
3.89% 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 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Barnes & Noble Education has recently increased by 37.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

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.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for BNED.

3.2

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Barnes & Noble Education has a news sentiment score of 0.83. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Barnes & Noble Education this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 2 people have searched for BNED on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
7 people have added Barnes & Noble Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.

0.8

Company Ownership

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
12.76% of the stock of Barnes & Noble Education is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 38.51% of the stock of Barnes & Noble Education is held by institutions.

0.6

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Barnes & Noble Education is -0.15, 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 -0.15, 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 0.10. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Barnes & Noble Education Stock (NYSE:BNED)

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions in the United States. It operates through Retail and Wholesale segments. The company sells and rents new and used print textbooks, digital textbooks, and publisher hosted digital courseware through physical and virtual bookstores, as well as directly to students through Textbooks.com. In addition, it offers First Day and First Day Complete access programs; and general merchandise, including collegiate and athletic apparel, school spirit products, lifestyle products, technology products, supplies, graduation products, and convenience items. Further, the company sources, sells, and distributes new and used textbooks; and sells hardware and a software suite of applications that provides inventory management and point-of-sale solutions to approximately 340 college bookstores. Additionally, it offers direct-to-student services. The company operates physical college and university bookstores; virtual bookstores; True Spirit e-commerce websites; pop-up retail locations; customized cafés and stand-alone convenience stores; and a media channel for brands targeting the college demographic. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 3/12/2024
Today: 4/19/2024
Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/02/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Miscellaneous shopping goods stores
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: NYSE:BNED
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1634117
Web: www.bned.com
Phone: (908) 991-2665
Fax: N/A
Employees: 4,620
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $2.63
High Stock Price Target: $4.00
Low Stock Price Target: $1.25
Potential Upside/Downside: +994.2%
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.56)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $-101,860,000.00
Net Margins: -5.22%
Pretax Margin: -4.83%
Return on Equity: -51.52%
Return on Assets: -4.92%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.31
Current Ratio: 0.90
Quick Ratio: 0.50

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $1.54 billion
Price / Sales: 0.01
Cash Flow: N/A
Price / Cash Flow: N/A
Book Value: $2.49 per share
Price / Book: 0.10

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 53,160,000
Free Float: 46,373,000
Market Cap: $12.75 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.81

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Key Executives

Mr. Michael P. Huseby (Age 69)
CEO & Director
Comp: $1.14M
Mr. Michael Connolly Miller (Age 51)
Executive VP of Corporate Development & Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Comp: $761.49k
Mr. Jonathan Shar (Age 55)
Executive Vice President of Retail
Comp: $712.59k
Mr. Kevin F. Watson (Age 57)
Executive VP & CFO
Ms. Seema C. Paul (Age 60)
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer
Mr. Stephen Culver (Age 59)
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
Mr. Hunter Blankenbaker
Vice President of Investor Relations
Ms. Cynthia Origlio
Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr. William Maloney (Age 75)
Executive Vice President
Jason Snagusky
Senior VP, Treasurer, Loss Prevention & Procurement

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Institutional Ownership

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BNED Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Barnes & Noble Education stock right now?: 2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Barnes & Noble Education in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" BNED shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BNED, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
View BNED analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Barnes & Noble Education's stock price target for 2024?: 2 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Barnes & Noble Education's shares. Their BNED share price targets range from $1.25 to $4.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $2.63 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 994.2% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for BNED or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have BNED shares performed in 2024?: Barnes & Noble Education's stock was trading at $1.49 at the start of the year. Since then, BNED shares have decreased by 83.9% and is now trading at $0.2399.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
Are investors shorting Barnes & Noble Education?: Barnes & Noble Education saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,430,000 shares, an increase of 37.5% from the March 15th total of 1,040,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,190,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 3.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
View Barnes & Noble Education's Short Interest.

When is Barnes & Noble Education's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August 2nd 2024.
View our BNED earnings forecast.
How were Barnes & Noble Education's earnings last quarter?: Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March, 12th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter. The specialty retailer earned $456.67 million during the quarter. Barnes & Noble Education had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 51.52% and a negative net margin of 5.22%.
What other stocks do shareholders of Barnes & Noble Education own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Barnes & Noble Education investors own include Ford Motor (F), Barnes & Noble (BKS), TherapeuticsMD (TXMD), General Electric (GE), Dynavax Technologies (DVAX), Extreme Networks (EXTR), FireEye (FEYE), General Motors (GM) and Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO).
How do I buy shares of Barnes & Noble Education?: 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.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

This page (NYSE:BNED) was last updated on 4/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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