Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Competitors $9.29 -0.04 (-0.43%) As of 03:20 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BNED vs. VSCO, NEGG, GO, GRDN, ARHS, SPH, RERE, HEPS, GORV, and TDUPShould 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), Newegg Commerce (NEGG), Grocery Outlet (GO), Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN), Arhaus (ARHS), Suburban Propane Partners (SPH), ATRenew (RERE), D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (HEPS), Lazydays (GORV), and ThredUp (TDUP). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Barnes & Noble Education vs. Its Competitors Victoria's Secret & Co. Newegg Commerce Grocery Outlet Guardian Pharmacy Services Arhaus Suburban Propane Partners ATRenew D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading Lazydays ThredUp Victoria's Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) and Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, VSCO or BNED? Victoria's Secret & Co. has a beta of 2.18, indicating that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer VSCO or BNED? In the previous week, Barnes & Noble Education had 6 more articles in the media than Victoria's Secret & Co.. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education and 5 mentions for Victoria's Secret & Co.. Victoria's Secret & Co.'s average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Barnes & Noble Education's score of 0.47 indicating that Victoria's Secret & Co. is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Victoria's Secret & Co. 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Barnes & Noble Education 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is VSCO or BNED 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 Victoria's Secret & Co.2.69% 37.76% 4.62% Barnes & Noble Education -4.46%-2.76%-0.55% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VSCO or BNED? 90.3% of Victoria's Secret & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Victoria's Secret & Co. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend VSCO or BNED? Victoria's Secret & Co. presently has a consensus price target of $24.64, indicating a potential upside of 15.45%. Given Victoria's Secret & Co.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Victoria's Secret & Co. is more favorable than Barnes & Noble Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Victoria's Secret & Co. 3 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08Barnes & Noble Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VSCO or BNED? 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 RatioVictoria's Secret & Co.$6.23B0.27$165M$2.0010.67Barnes & Noble Education$1.57B0.20-$63.21M-$15.50-0.60 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$316.70M$2.26B$8.28B$21.10BDividend YieldN/A4.39%3.08%3.58%P/E Ratio-0.6016.1521.3327.85Price / Sales0.202.663.2460.47Price / CashN/A16.7116.9323.00Price / BookN/A1.704.864.69Net Income-$63.21M$100.54M$215.28M$994.49M7 Day Performance-17.50%3.54%2.01%1.57%1 Month Performance-20.60%4.66%44.97%5.84%1 Year Performance-6.35%-12.39%16.67%11.42% Barnes & Noble Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNEDBarnes & Noble Education0.2033 of 5 stars$9.29-0.4%N/A-1.2%$316.70M$1.57B-0.603,750News CoverageUpcoming EarningsVSCOVictoria's Secret & Co.2.9745 of 5 stars$18.96-0.9%$24.64+29.9%+16.1%$1.51B$6.23B9.4831,000Positive NewsNEGGNewegg Commerce1.5392 of 5 stars$36.22-26.4%N/A+80.3%$1.38B$1.24B0.002,200Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeGOGrocery Outlet1.7709 of 5 stars$13.67+3.0%$15.62+14.2%-25.8%$1.34B$4.37B85.442,307Analyst RevisionGRDNGuardian Pharmacy Services1.863 of 5 stars$20.37-0.1%$25.67+26.0%N/A$1.29B$1.23B0.003,400News CoverageARHSArhaus3.3193 of 5 stars$8.79-4.6%$10.50+19.5%-40.3%$1.24B$1.29B21.442,550Positive NewsSPHSuburban Propane Partners1.4305 of 5 stars$18.57+0.6%$17.00-8.5%-0.1%$1.21B$1.42B12.903,098News CoverageDividend AnnouncementREREATRenew2.0482 of 5 stars$3.64+2.4%N/A+38.4%$886.47M$2.24B51.932,096High Trading VolumeHEPSD-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading2.3746 of 5 stars$2.72-3.2%$3.50+28.7%-21.5%$874.16M$55.81B-17.003,743Positive NewsGORVLazydays2.4352 of 5 stars$7.66+6.7%$60.00+683.3%-92.2%$844.82M$871.56M-1.081,100Positive NewsTDUPThredUp1.1628 of 5 stars$7.12+0.6%$7.25+1.8%+306.1%$841.92M$266.79M-12.281,630News CoverageAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Victoria's Secret & Co. 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