Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Competitors $11.36 -0.12 (-1.05%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.48 +0.12 (+1.01%) As of 07/3/2025 04:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BNED vs. VSCO, RVLV, GO, GRDN, SPH, ARHS, TDUP, HEPS, GCT, and REREShould you be buying Barnes & Noble Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barnes & Noble Education include Victoria's Secret & Co. (VSCO), Revolve Group (RVLV), Grocery Outlet (GO), Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN), Suburban Propane Partners (SPH), Arhaus (ARHS), ThredUp (TDUP), D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (HEPS), GigaCloud Technology (GCT), and ATRenew (RERE). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Barnes & Noble Education vs. Its Competitors Victoria's Secret & Co. Revolve Group Grocery Outlet Guardian Pharmacy Services Suburban Propane Partners Arhaus ThredUp D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading GigaCloud Technology ATRenew Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) and Victoria's Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends. Does the media refer more to BNED or VSCO? In the previous week, Victoria's Secret & Co. had 1 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Victoria's Secret & Co. and 3 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Victoria's Secret & Co.'s score of 0.92 indicating that Barnes & Noble Education is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barnes & Noble Education 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Victoria's Secret & Co. 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, BNED or VSCO? Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victoria's Secret & Co. has a beta of 2.18, indicating that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BNED or VSCO more profitable? Victoria's Secret & Co. has a net margin of 2.69% compared to Barnes & Noble Education's net margin of -4.46%. Victoria's Secret & Co.'s return on equity of 37.76% beat Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barnes & Noble Education-4.46% -2.76% -0.55% Victoria's Secret & Co. 2.69%37.76%4.62% Which has higher earnings & valuation, BNED or VSCO? Victoria's Secret & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Victoria's Secret & Co., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBarnes & Noble Education$1.57B0.25-$63.21M-$15.50-0.73Victoria's Secret & Co.$6.23B0.26$165M$2.0010.29 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BNED or VSCO? 38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Victoria's Secret & Co. shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Victoria's Secret & Co. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate BNED or VSCO? Victoria's Secret & Co. has a consensus target price of $24.64, suggesting a potential upside of 19.77%. Given Victoria's Secret & Co.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Victoria's Secret & Co. is more favorable than Barnes & Noble Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Barnes & Noble Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Victoria's Secret & Co. 3 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08 SummaryVictoria's Secret & Co. beats Barnes & Noble Education on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Barnes & Noble Education News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BNED and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BNED and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BNED vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBarnes & Noble EducationCONSM PD IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$386.85M$2.30B$8.29B$20.68BDividend YieldN/A4.33%3.17%3.71%P/E Ratio-0.7315.4821.1228.11Price / Sales0.253.583.3438.32Price / CashN/A17.1217.5022.53Price / BookN/A1.704.624.58Net Income-$63.21M$100.54M$213.40M$986.06M7 Day Performance-3.25%2.55%3.45%2.79%1 Month Performance-3.52%4.25%11.00%5.46%1 Year Performance76.95%-7.06%10.67%15.06% Barnes & Noble Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNEDBarnes & Noble Education0.7328 of 5 stars$11.36-1.0%N/A+73.4%$386.85M$1.57B-0.733,750Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsVSCOVictoria's Secret & Co.3.8965 of 5 stars$18.62-1.1%$24.64+32.3%+29.0%$1.49B$6.23B9.3131,000RVLVRevolve Group2.9247 of 5 stars$20.35-0.4%$26.20+28.7%+35.6%$1.45B$1.16B29.501,632GOGrocery Outlet2.1714 of 5 stars$13.86+3.1%$15.62+12.7%-40.9%$1.36B$4.37B86.632,307GRDNGuardian Pharmacy Services1.4179 of 5 stars$20.37+1.3%$25.67+26.0%N/A$1.29B$1.23B0.003,400SPHSuburban Propane Partners1.0126 of 5 stars$18.96-0.4%$17.00-10.3%-4.4%$1.23B$1.33B13.173,098ARHSArhaus3.364 of 5 stars$8.65+1.6%$10.50+21.4%-40.4%$1.22B$1.27B21.102,550TDUPThredUp1.0744 of 5 stars$8.40-3.3%$7.25-13.7%+378.2%$993.30M$260.03M-14.481,630High Trading VolumeHEPSD-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading1.9037 of 5 stars$2.80-2.8%$3.50+25.0%+1.1%$899.86M$1.74B-17.503,743GCTGigaCloud Technology1.3645 of 5 stars$18.42+1.0%$20.50+11.3%-35.8%$701.25M$1.16B6.001,561REREATRenew2.3783 of 5 stars$2.88-0.9%N/A+36.5%$701.13M$2.24B41.072,096Buyback Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Victoria's Secret & Co. 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