Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Competitors $8.34 -0.45 (-5.10%) Closing price 09/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.49 +0.15 (+1.79%) As of 09/3/2025 08:00 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. GCT, RERE, JMIA, HEPS, REAL, BBW, MYTE, SFIX, DNUT, and ARKOShould you be buying Barnes & Noble Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barnes & Noble Education include GigaCloud Technology (GCT), ATRenew (RERE), Jumia Technologies (JMIA), D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (HEPS), RealReal (REAL), Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW), MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (MYTE), Stitch Fix (SFIX), Krispy Kreme (DNUT), and ARKO (ARKO). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Barnes & Noble Education vs. Its Competitors GigaCloud Technology ATRenew Jumia Technologies D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading RealReal Build-A-Bear Workshop MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. Stitch Fix Krispy Kreme ARKO GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) and Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GCT or BNED? 34.9% of GigaCloud Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by institutional investors. 24.7% of GigaCloud Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to GCT or BNED? In the previous week, Barnes & Noble Education had 2 more articles in the media than GigaCloud Technology. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education and 10 mentions for GigaCloud Technology. GigaCloud Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Barnes & Noble Education's score of 0.35 indicating that GigaCloud Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment GigaCloud Technology 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Barnes & Noble Education 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate GCT or BNED? GigaCloud Technology presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.10%. Given GigaCloud Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe GigaCloud Technology is more favorable than Barnes & Noble Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GigaCloud Technology 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Barnes & Noble Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is GCT or BNED more profitable? GigaCloud Technology has a net margin of 11.17% compared to Barnes & Noble Education's net margin of -4.46%. GigaCloud Technology's return on equity of 32.33% beat Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GigaCloud Technology11.17% 32.33% 12.35% Barnes & Noble Education -4.46%-2.76%-0.55% Which has better valuation and earnings, GCT or BNED? GigaCloud Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GigaCloud Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGigaCloud Technology$1.16B0.83$125.81M$3.337.68Barnes & Noble Education$1.57B0.18-$63.21M-$15.50-0.54 Which has more risk and volatility, GCT or BNED? GigaCloud Technology has a beta of 2.37, indicating that its share price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGigaCloud Technology beats Barnes & Noble Education on 13 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. 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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$293.89M$2.38B$8.49B$21.34BDividend YieldN/A4.41%3.00%3.49%P/E Ratio-0.5418.0918.1129.08Price / Sales0.182.225.2647.10Price / CashN/A16.3915.0318.29Price / BookN/A1.664.785.30Net Income-$63.21M$109.75M$228.48M$998.51M7 Day Performance-3.06%1.32%-0.16%-0.63%1 Month Performance-3.06%-2.94%17.69%4.90%1 Year Performance-33.05%-15.44%49.15%13.95% Barnes & Noble Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNEDBarnes & Noble Education0.0599 of 5 stars$8.34-5.1%N/A-31.9%$293.89M$1.57B-0.543,750News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGCTGigaCloud Technology2.7673 of 5 stars$28.10-9.4%$24.00-14.6%+21.4%$1.17B$1.16B9.321,561Positive NewsShort Interest ↓REREATRenew2.7833 of 5 stars$4.48-1.5%N/A+96.4%$1.11B$2.24B37.342,096Positive NewsJMIAJumia Technologies0.7212 of 5 stars$8.23+4.6%$4.75-42.3%+74.2%$963.78M$167.49M0.002,163Short Interest ↓HEPSD-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading3.2936 of 5 stars$2.79-4.5%$3.50+25.4%+3.0%$938.44M$1.74B-15.503,743News CoverageShort Interest ↓REALRealReal2.3948 of 5 stars$7.27-4.5%$11.13+53.0%+240.7%$876.96M$600.48M-6.863,011BBWBuild-A-Bear Workshop3.328 of 5 stars$55.95-1.1%$52.67-5.9%+79.8%$747.47M$496.40M13.455,100Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionMYTEMYT Netherlands Parent B.V.1.9436 of 5 stars$8.44+3.9%$14.00+65.9%+152.0%$723.30M$881.44M-19.631,240Positive NewsGap DownSFIXStitch Fix1.9473 of 5 stars$5.09-0.4%$5.67+11.3%+49.7%$666.13M$1.34B-11.064,570News CoveragePositive NewsDNUTKrispy Kreme4.2483 of 5 stars$3.69-0.3%$7.58+105.3%-70.8%$633.44M$1.67B-1.3921,000ARKOARKO4.1668 of 5 stars$4.97-4.2%$7.13+43.4%-21.0%$585.13M$8.73B62.1311,772 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GigaCloud Technology Alternatives ATRenew Alternatives Jumia Technologies Alternatives D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading Alternatives RealReal Alternatives Build-A-Bear Workshop Alternatives MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. 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