Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Competitors $9.41 -0.21 (-2.13%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.45 +0.04 (+0.37%) As of 05:15 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BNED vs. REAL, SPH, TDUP, RERE, GCT, HEPS, BBW, BBBY, LUXE, and MYTEShould you be buying Barnes & Noble Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barnes & Noble Education include RealReal (REAL), Suburban Propane Partners (SPH), ThredUp (TDUP), ATRenew (RERE), GigaCloud Technology (GCT), D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (HEPS), Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW), Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), LuxExperience B.V. (LUXE), and MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (MYTE). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Barnes & Noble Education vs. Its Competitors RealReal Suburban Propane Partners ThredUp ATRenew GigaCloud Technology D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading Build-A-Bear Workshop Bed Bath & Beyond LuxExperience B.V. MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) and RealReal (NASDAQ:REAL) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is BNED or REAL more profitable? Barnes & Noble Education has a net margin of -4.46% compared to RealReal's net margin of -5.55%. RealReal's return on equity of 0.00% 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% RealReal -5.55%N/A -8.90% Does the media prefer BNED or REAL? In the previous week, RealReal had 6 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for RealReal and 2 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat RealReal's score of 0.32 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive RealReal 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend BNED or REAL? RealReal has a consensus price target of $12.20, suggesting a potential upside of 15.86%. Given RealReal's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe RealReal is more favorable than Barnes & Noble Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Barnes & Noble Education 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00RealReal 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more risk & volatility, BNED or REAL? Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RealReal has a beta of 2.56, suggesting that its stock price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BNED or REAL? Barnes & Noble Education has higher revenue and earnings than RealReal. RealReal 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$1.57B0.20-$63.21M-$15.50-0.61RealReal$600.48M2.02-$134.20M-$1.06-9.93 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BNED or REAL? 38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of RealReal shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of RealReal shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryRealReal beats Barnes & Noble Education on 10 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$320.58M$2.32B$8.37B$21.91BDividend YieldN/A4.52%3.16%3.64%P/E Ratio-0.6116.0518.1430.11Price / Sales0.204.426.7465.32Price / CashN/A15.0116.2223.91Price / BookN/A1.615.014.70Net Income-$63.21M$106.49M$256.64M$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.41%-1.27%-1.33%-0.43%1 Month Performance10.25%-6.53%-3.34%1.45%1 Year Performance3.35%-18.48%34.77%15.02% Barnes & Noble Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNEDBarnes & Noble Education0.127 of 5 stars$9.42-2.1%N/A+8.7%$320.58M$1.57B-0.613,750Positive NewsREALRealReal1.6246 of 5 stars$10.19-7.3%$11.70+14.8%+210.8%$1.27B$600.48M-9.613,011Analyst ForecastSPHSuburban Propane Partners1.2935 of 5 stars$18.45-0.4%N/A+0.2%$1.21B$1.33B12.473,098TDUPThredUp3.4374 of 5 stars$9.01-4.5%$13.00+44.3%+1,098.6%$1.16B$260.03M-18.391,630REREATRenew1.9903 of 5 stars$4.35flatN/A+47.4%$1.06B$2.24B36.252,096GCTGigaCloud Technology2.2432 of 5 stars$28.71+2.6%$24.00-16.4%+10.3%$1.05B$1.16B8.621,561News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeGap UpHEPSD-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading2.9299 of 5 stars$2.72-0.7%$3.50+28.7%+22.3%$880.59M$1.74B-15.113,743BBWBuild-A-Bear Workshop3.2593 of 5 stars$59.96-1.8%$68.00+13.4%+68.7%$801.35M$496.40M13.445,100BBBYBed Bath & Beyond1.9153 of 5 stars$12.06+0.3%$8.86-26.6%-11.5%$690.02M$1.39B-2.961,050LUXELuxExperience B.V.N/A$7.71-2.4%N/AN/A$677.02M$1.26B1.581,817MYTEMYT Netherlands Parent B.V.N/A$7.90+0.3%$14.00+77.2%+1.3%$677.02M$881.44M-18.371,240 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RealReal Alternatives Suburban Propane Partners Alternatives ThredUp Alternatives ATRenew Alternatives GigaCloud Technology Alternatives D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading Alternatives Build-A-Bear Workshop Alternatives Bed Bath & Beyond Alternatives LuxExperience B.V. 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