Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Competitors $9.43 -0.01 (-0.11%) As of 12:59 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. REAL, RERE, BBW, HEPS, MYTE, SFIX, BBBY, ARKO, DNUT, and DDLShould you be buying Barnes & Noble Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barnes & Noble Education include RealReal (REAL), ATRenew (RERE), Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW), D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (HEPS), MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (MYTE), Stitch Fix (SFIX), Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), ARKO (ARKO), Krispy Kreme (DNUT), and Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Barnes & Noble Education vs. Its Competitors RealReal ATRenew Build-A-Bear Workshop D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. Stitch Fix Bed Bath & Beyond ARKO Krispy Kreme Dingdong (Cayman) 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 businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has more risk & volatility, BNED or REAL? Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RealReal has a beta of 2.5, meaning that its share price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer BNED or REAL? In the previous week, RealReal had 4 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for RealReal and 4 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. RealReal's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Barnes & Noble Education's score of 1.05 indicating that RealReal is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barnes & Noble Education 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive RealReal 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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$636.97M1.85-$134.20M-$1.06-9.66 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% Do analysts recommend BNED or REAL? RealReal has a consensus target price of $11.70, indicating a potential upside of 14.31%. Given RealReal's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RealReal 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) 0.00RealReal 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of RealReal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryRealReal beats Barnes & Noble Education on 11 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$321.06M$2.25B$8.31B$21.37BDividend YieldN/A4.28%3.00%3.52%P/E Ratio-0.6116.3718.5529.18Price / Sales0.204.186.0482.91Price / CashN/A15.8616.9724.47Price / BookN/A1.664.974.53Net Income-$63.21M$103.49M$255.40M$1.00B7 Day Performance3.17%-3.37%-1.75%-1.09%1 Month Performance11.52%3.06%3.13%2.27%1 Year Performance1.18%-16.39%50.36%14.08% Barnes & Noble Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNEDBarnes & Noble Education0.472 of 5 stars$9.43-0.1%N/A+0.9%$321.06M$1.57B-0.613,750Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsREALRealReal2.0589 of 5 stars$10.00+5.9%$11.70+17.0%+213.4%$1.09B$600.48M-9.433,011Positive NewsREREATRenew2.4727 of 5 stars$4.41+1.5%N/A+111.6%$1.06B$2.24B36.712,096Positive NewsBBWBuild-A-Bear Workshop2.7261 of 5 stars$75.43+2.0%$68.00-9.9%+126.0%$971.07M$496.40M16.915,100Insider TradeGap DownHEPSD-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading2.324 of 5 stars$2.90+1.0%$3.50+20.7%+29.3%$922.37M$1.74B-16.113,743MYTEMYT Netherlands Parent B.V.N/A$9.15-2.0%$14.00+53.0%+111.5%$784.15M$881.44M-21.281,240Positive NewsGap DownSFIXStitch Fix3.7864 of 5 stars$5.57+1.8%$5.67+1.7%+50.4%$713.76M$1.34B-12.114,570Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownBBBYBed Bath & Beyond1.0082 of 5 stars$10.28-1.1%$8.86-13.8%-12.9%$596.45M$1.13B-2.531,050Gap DownARKOARKO4.5368 of 5 stars$5.09+1.2%$7.13+40.0%-29.9%$567.09M$8.73B63.6311,772DNUTKrispy Kreme3.6919 of 5 stars$3.13-0.9%$6.80+117.3%-70.9%$540.99M$1.67B-1.1821,000Positive NewsDDLDingdong (Cayman)2.9117 of 5 stars$2.24+1.6%N/A-29.4%$519.70M$3.21B10.643,120 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RealReal Alternatives ATRenew Alternatives Build-A-Bear Workshop Alternatives D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading Alternatives MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. 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