NYSE:BNED

Barnes & Noble Education - BNED Stock Forecast, Price & News

$2.94

-0.13 (-4.23%)

(As of 08/18/2022 04:34 PM ET)

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50-Day Range: $2.26
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52-Week Range: $2.00
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$12.01

Volume: 333,383 shs
Average Volume: 633,773 shs
Market Capitalization: $153.90 million

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $4.50

Barnes & Noble Education MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 54.6% Upside
$4.50 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
4.92% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: N/A
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.38 out of 5 stars

Consumer Discretionary Sector

131st out of 288 stocks

Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores Industry

5th out of 8 stocks

3.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Barnes & Noble Education has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $4.50, Barnes & Noble Education has a forecasted upside of 54.6% from its current price of $2.91.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Barnes & Noble Education has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

4.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
4.92% 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 2.4, 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 decreased by 1.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

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.

3.1

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Barnes & Noble Education has a news sentiment score of 1.63. 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 0.50 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article 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 -71% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
3 people have added Barnes & Noble Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

2.5

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
13.47% 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
61.07% of the stock of Barnes & Noble Education is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

0.6

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Barnes & Noble Education is -2.12, 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 -2.12, 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 0.66. 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 (NYSE:BNED) Stock

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions in the United States. It operates through three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Digital Student Solutions. 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. It also offers First Day and First Day Complete access programs; BNC OER+, a turnkey solution for colleges and universities, that offers digital content, such as videos, activities, and auto-graded practice assessments; and general merchandise, including collegiate and athletic apparel, school spirit products, lifestyle products, technology products, supplies, graduation products, and convenience items. In addition, 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 350 college bookstores. Further, it offers direct-to-student subscription-based writing services; and bartleby, a direct-to-student subscription-based offering that includes textbook solutions, expert questions and answers, and writing and tutoring services. The company operates 805 physical college and university bookstores; 622 virtual bookstores; 8 True Spirit e-commerce websites; pop-up retail locations; 73 customized cafés and 11 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.

Barnes & Noble Education Price Performance

Shares of Barnes & Noble Education stock traded down $0.10 on Wednesday, hitting $3.07. 313,138 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 635,686. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $2.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $3.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. The company has a market cap of $160.71 million, a P/E ratio of -2.24 and a beta of 1.93. Barnes & Noble Education has a 12-month low of $2.00 and a 12-month high of $12.01.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on BNED shares. Needham & Company LLC cut their price target on shares of Barnes & Noble Education to $4.00 in a report on Monday, July 4th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Barnes & Noble Education from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 20th. Finally, Craig Hallum lowered their price objective on shares of Barnes & Noble Education to $5.00 in a research report on Monday, July 4th.

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BNED Stock News Headlines

August 15, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Strong week for Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) shareholders doesn't alleviate pain of one-year loss

August 10, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Barnes & Noble Education Announces Fiscal 2023 First Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Webcast

July 13, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Barnes & Noble Education Continues to Deliver Rapid Growth Through Barnes & Noble College’s First Day® Complete, Its Innovative Equitable Access Course Material Delivery Model

July 6, 2022 | morningstar.com

Barnes & Noble Education Inc - Stock Executive BNED

June 29, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Barnes & Noble Education Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results

June 28, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Barnes & Noble Education Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

June 28, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Barnes & Noble Education’s Annual COLLEGE 2030™ Report Examines Higher Education’s Preparation as Students, Faculty and Administrators Emerge from the Pandemic

June 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Barnes & Noble Separates Chairman & CEO Roles; Renews Cooperation Agreement With Outerbridge

June 27, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Barnes & Noble Education renews agreement with Outerbridge Capital Management

June 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Barnes & Noble Education Renews Cooperation Agreement with Outerbridge

June 22, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Barnes & Noble Education and Emmanuel College to Launch First Day® Complete Program to Enhance Student Success

June 16, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Barnes & Noble Education and Elizabeth City State University to Launch BNC First Day® Complete Program to Enhance Student Success

June 15, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Barnes & Noble Education and University of Louisiana Monroe to Launch Warhawk Bundle, a BNC First Day® Complete Program to Enhance Student Success

June 13, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Bullish insiders bet US$3.4m on Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED)

June 8, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Barnes & Noble Education Announces Fiscal 2022 Year-End Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Webcast

May 28, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

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May 23, 2022 | nasdaq.com

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May 13, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

What Type Of Shareholders Own The Most Number of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED) Shares?

May 3, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Barnes & Noble Education and Delta State University to Launch First Day Ready, a BNC First Day® Complete Program, to Enhance Student Success

April 30, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

BNED Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.

March 30, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Barnes & Noble Education Named One of America’s Most Trusted Companies 2022

March 25, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Chart Industries Set to Join S&P MidCap 400; Sonos & Embecta to Join S&P SmallCap 600

March 15, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Barnes & Noble Education rallies on insider shares acquisition

March 10, 2022 | benzinga.com

Barnes & Noble Education's Return on Invested Capital Overview

March 8, 2022 | benzinga.com

Barnes & Noble Education: Q3 Earnings Insights

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BNED Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 11/30/2021
Today: 8/18/2022
Next Earnings (Confirmed): 8/31/2022
Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Miscellaneous shopping goods stores
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Current Symbol: NYSE:BNED
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1634117
Web: www.bned.com
Phone: (908) 991-2665
Fax: N/A
Employees: 4,600
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $4.50
High Stock Price Forecast: $5.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $4.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +53.1%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.37)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $-68,860,000.00
Net Margins: -4.54%
Pretax Margin: -5.06%
Return on Equity: -22.04%
Return on Assets: -4.58%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.81
Current Ratio: 1.28
Quick Ratio: 0.57

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $1.53 billion
Price / Sales: 0.10
Cash Flow: $0.01 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 238.07
Book Value: $4.39 per share
Price / Book: 0.67

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 52,348,000
Free Float: 45,297,000
Market Cap: $153.90 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.93

Key Executives

Mr. Michael P. Huseby (Age 67)
CEO & Exec. Director
Comp: $1.35M
Mr. Thomas D. Donohue (Age 52)
Exec. VP & CFO
Comp: $734.55k
Mr. Michael Connolly Miller (Age 49)
Exec. VP of Corp. Devel. & Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Corp. Sec.
Comp: $734.16k
Mr. Jonathan Shar (Age 52)
Exec. VP of Retail and Pres of Barnes & Noble College
Comp: $688.7k
Mr. David Gordon Henderson (Age 64)
Exec. VP of Strategic Services & Pres of MBS Textbook Exchange
Comp: $716.07k
Ms. Seema C. Paul (Age 58)
Sr. VP & Chief Accounting Officer
Mr. Andy Milevoj
VP of Investor Relations & Corp. Fin.
Mr. Stephen Culver (Age 57)
Sr. VP & Chief Information Officer
Ms. Suzanne E. Andrews (Age 62)
Chief Compliance Officer, VP and Gen. Counsel of Barnes & Noble College
Ms. Carolyn J. Brown
Sr. VP & Chief Communications Officer

Key Competitors

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Insiders & Institutions

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BNED Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Barnes & Noble Education stock right now?: 1 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Barnes & Noble Education in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" BNED shares.
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What is Barnes & Noble Education's stock price forecast for 2022?: 1 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Barnes & Noble Education's stock. Their BNED share price forecasts range from $4.00 to $5.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $4.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 51.0% from the stock's current price.
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How have BNED shares performed in 2022?: Barnes & Noble Education's stock was trading at $6.81 at the start of the year. Since then, BNED stock has decreased by 56.2% and is now trading at $2.98.
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Are investors shorting Barnes & Noble Education?: Barnes & Noble Education saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,510,000 shares, a decrease of 35.7% from the June 30th total of 2,350,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 686,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days. Currently, 5.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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When is Barnes & Noble Education's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 31st 2022.
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How can I listen to Barnes & Noble Education's earnings call?: Barnes & Noble Education will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, August 31st at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

How were Barnes & Noble Education's earnings last quarter?: Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 30th. The specialty retailer reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.17. The specialty retailer earned $626.98 million during the quarter. Barnes & Noble Education had a negative net margin of 4.54% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.04%.
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).
What is Barnes & Noble Education's stock symbol?: Barnes & Noble Education trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BNED."
Who are Barnes & Noble Education's major shareholders?: Barnes & Noble Education's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Russell Investments Group Ltd. (2.96%), Towerview LLC (2.89%), Royce & Associates LP (2.83%), Millennium Management LLC (1.49%), Group One Trading L.P. (0.00%) and Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC (0.41%). Insiders that own company stock include David G Golden, Jonathan Shar, Kanuj Malhotra, Master Fund Lp Outerbridge, Michael Connolly Miller, Michael Huseby, Outerbridge Capital Management, Seema Paul, Special Opportunit Outerbridge, Wynnefield Partners Small Cap and Zachary Levenick.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Barnes & Noble Education's stock price today?: One share of BNED stock can currently be purchased for approximately $2.98.
How much money does Barnes & Noble Education make?: Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) has a market capitalization of $156.00 million and generates $1.53 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $-68,860,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($1.37) on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Barnes & Noble Education have?: The company employs 4,600 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Barnes & Noble Education?: Barnes & Noble Education's mailing address is 120 MOUNTAIN VIEW BOULEVARD, BASKING RIDGE NJ, 07920. The official website for the company is www.bned.com. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at (908) 991-2665 or via email at investors@bned.com.

This page (NYSE:BNED) was last updated on 8/18/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Barnes & Noble Education - BNED Stock Forecast, Price & News

Barnes & Noble Education MarketRank™ Forecast

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month