Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Competitors $8.58 -0.29 (-3.24%) Closing price 08/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.61 +0.03 (+0.31%) As of 08/14/2025 05:53 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. TDUP, HEPS, GCT, RERE, BBW, MYTE, REAL, DNUT, SFIX, and JMIAShould you be buying Barnes & Noble Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barnes & Noble Education include ThredUp (TDUP), D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (HEPS), GigaCloud Technology (GCT), ATRenew (RERE), Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW), MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (MYTE), RealReal (REAL), Krispy Kreme (DNUT), Stitch Fix (SFIX), and Jumia Technologies (JMIA). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Barnes & Noble Education vs. Its Competitors ThredUp D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading GigaCloud Technology ATRenew Build-A-Bear Workshop MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. RealReal Krispy Kreme Stitch Fix Jumia Technologies Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) and ThredUp (NASDAQ:TDUP) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation and earnings. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BNED or TDUP? Barnes & Noble Education has higher revenue and earnings than ThredUp. ThredUp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barnes & Noble Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBarnes & Noble Education$1.57B0.19-$63.21M-$15.50-0.55ThredUp$260.03M4.78-$76.99M-$0.49-21.45 Does the media prefer BNED or TDUP? In the previous week, ThredUp had 5 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for ThredUp and 11 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. ThredUp's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Barnes & Noble Education's score of 0.31 indicating that ThredUp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barnes & Noble Education 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral ThredUp 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer BNED or TDUP? ThredUp has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.69%. Given ThredUp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ThredUp 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) 0.00ThredUp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, BNED or TDUP? Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ThredUp has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BNED or TDUP? 38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of ThredUp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.0% of ThredUp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is BNED or TDUP more profitable? Barnes & Noble Education has a net margin of -4.46% compared to ThredUp's net margin of -19.66%. Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity of -2.76% beat ThredUp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barnes & Noble Education-4.46% -2.76% -0.55% ThredUp -19.66%-71.49%-23.61% SummaryThredUp beats Barnes & Noble Education on 11 of the 17 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$302.06M$2.30B$8.29B$21.04BDividend YieldN/A4.53%3.10%3.56%P/E Ratio-0.5518.0416.6428.01Price / Sales0.192.544.7657.05Price / CashN/A15.7716.8223.95Price / BookN/A1.644.365.26Net Income-$63.21M$106.36M$226.22M$994.11M7 Day Performance-1.00%2.64%2.73%2.09%1 Month Performance-22.19%-2.40%2.11%2.35%1 Year Performance-21.90%-15.48%20.64%13.36% Barnes & Noble Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNEDBarnes & Noble Education0.077 of 5 stars$8.58-3.2%N/A-21.0%$302.06M$1.57B-0.553,750Short Interest ↑Gap DownTDUPThredUp2.4894 of 5 stars$9.68+14.3%$8.50-12.2%+1,417.0%$1.00B$260.03M0.001,630Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeHEPSD-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading1.7864 of 5 stars$2.81+7.3%$3.50+24.6%+7.1%$842.02M$58.83B-15.613,743Gap UpGCTGigaCloud Technology1.7289 of 5 stars$22.00+4.9%$20.50-6.8%+42.6%$798.30M$1.16B6.831,561Gap DownREREATRenew1.6657 of 5 stars$3.39+8.7%N/A+58.2%$760.88M$2.24B17.332,096News CoverageUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap DownBBWBuild-A-Bear Workshop2.2252 of 5 stars$50.85+3.0%$52.67+3.6%+113.2%$651.98M$496.40M12.225,100Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsMYTEMYT Netherlands Parent B.V.2.182 of 5 stars$7.58-1.6%$14.00+84.7%+116.5%$649.60M$881.44M-17.631,240News CoverageREALRealReal1.8716 of 5 stars$5.77+10.1%$8.33+44.4%+201.5%$592.61M$600.48M0.003,011News CoverageGap DownDNUTKrispy Kreme3.6076 of 5 stars$3.65+6.1%$7.58+107.5%-66.1%$587.06M$1.60B-28.0821,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportSFIXStitch Fix2.9921 of 5 stars$4.67+4.0%$5.67+21.3%+50.3%$585.89M$1.34B-10.154,570JMIAJumia Technologies0.3147 of 5 stars$4.85+8.9%$7.88+62.5%+57.9%$544.96M$167.49M0.002,163News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ThredUp Alternatives D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading Alternatives GigaCloud Technology Alternatives ATRenew Alternatives Build-A-Bear Workshop Alternatives MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. 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