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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Competitors

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$12.74 +0.54 (+4.43%)
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BNED vs. SBH, EYE, WINA, HZO, and WOOF

Should you buy Barnes & Noble Education stock or one of its competitors? Barnes & Noble Education's main competitors and comparable companies include Sally Beauty (SBH), National Vision (EYE), Winmark (WINA), MarineMax (HZO), and Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "other specialty retail" industry.

How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to Sally Beauty?

Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH) and Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Sally Beauty has higher revenue and earnings than Barnes & Noble Education. Sally Beauty 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 Ratio
Sally Beauty$3.70B0.42$195.88M$1.928.68
Barnes & Noble Education$1.71B0.26$16.87M$0.4727.11

38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Sally Beauty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Sally Beauty has a net margin of 5.16% compared to Barnes & Noble Education's net margin of 0.98%. Sally Beauty's return on equity of 24.36% beat Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sally Beauty5.16% 24.36% 7.07%
Barnes & Noble Education 0.98%7.92%2.29%

In the previous week, Sally Beauty had 6 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Sally Beauty and 1 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Sally Beauty's score of 1.27 indicating that Barnes & Noble Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sally Beauty
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
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

Sally Beauty has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the broader market.

Sally Beauty currently has a consensus price target of $17.40, indicating a potential upside of 4.38%. Barnes & Noble Education has a consensus price target of $17.25, indicating a potential upside of 35.40%. Given Barnes & Noble Education's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Barnes & Noble Education is more favorable than Sally Beauty.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sally Beauty
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Barnes & Noble Education
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Summary

Sally Beauty beats Barnes & Noble Education on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to National Vision?

Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) and National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of National Vision shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Barnes & Noble Education currently has a consensus target price of $17.25, indicating a potential upside of 35.40%. National Vision has a consensus target price of $30.36, indicating a potential upside of 81.38%. Given National Vision's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe National Vision 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
National Vision
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

National Vision has a net margin of 2.47% compared to Barnes & Noble Education's net margin of 0.98%. Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity of 7.92% beat National Vision's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Barnes & Noble Education0.98% 7.92% 2.29%
National Vision 2.47%6.78%3.01%

In the previous week, National Vision had 3 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for National Vision and 1 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. National Vision's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Barnes & Noble Education's score of 1.44 indicating that National Vision is being referred to more favorably in the news 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
National Vision
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, National Vision has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

National Vision has higher revenue and earnings than Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Vision, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Barnes & Noble Education$1.71B0.26$16.87M$0.4727.11
National Vision$1.99B0.67$29.60M$0.6127.44

Summary

National Vision beats Barnes & Noble Education on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to Winmark?

Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) and Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA) 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 media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of Winmark shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Winmark shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Winmark has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

Barnes & Noble Education presently has a consensus price target of $17.25, indicating a potential upside of 35.40%. Given Barnes & Noble Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Barnes & Noble Education is more favorable than Winmark.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Barnes & Noble Education
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Winmark
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Winmark has a net margin of 47.09% compared to Barnes & Noble Education's net margin of 0.98%. Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity of 7.92% beat Winmark's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Barnes & Noble Education0.98% 7.92% 2.29%
Winmark 47.09%-99.47%103.54%

In the previous week, Winmark had 2 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Winmark and 1 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Winmark's score of 1.04 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
Winmark
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Barnes & Noble Education pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Winmark pays an annual dividend of $4.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Barnes & Noble Education pays out 68.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Winmark pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Winmark has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Winmark has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Winmark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Barnes & Noble Education$1.71B0.26$16.87M$0.4727.11
Winmark$86.06M13.27$41.65M$11.0228.87

Summary

Winmark beats Barnes & Noble Education on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to MarineMax?

Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) and MarineMax (NYSE:HZO) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and profitability.

Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MarineMax has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the broader market.

Barnes & Noble Education has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MarineMax. Barnes & Noble Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MarineMax, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Barnes & Noble Education$1.71B0.26$16.87M$0.4727.11
MarineMax$2.31B0.50-$31.63M$0.14373.00

In the previous week, MarineMax had 9 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for MarineMax and 1 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat MarineMax's score of 1.24 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
MarineMax
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Barnes & Noble Education has a net margin of 0.98% compared to MarineMax's net margin of 0.18%. Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity of 7.92% beat MarineMax's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Barnes & Noble Education0.98% 7.92% 2.29%
MarineMax 0.18%1.51%0.59%

Barnes & Noble Education currently has a consensus price target of $17.25, suggesting a potential upside of 35.40%. MarineMax has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 17.66%. Given Barnes & Noble Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Barnes & Noble Education is more favorable than MarineMax.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Barnes & Noble Education
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
MarineMax
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13

38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of MarineMax shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of MarineMax shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Barnes & Noble Education beats MarineMax on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to Petco Health and Wellness?

Petco Health and Wellness (NASDAQ:WOOF) and Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Petco Health and Wellness had 25 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Petco Health and Wellness and 1 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Petco Health and Wellness' score of 0.88 indicating that Barnes & Noble Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Petco Health and Wellness
11 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
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

Barnes & Noble Education has a net margin of 0.98% compared to Petco Health and Wellness' net margin of 0.51%. Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity of 7.92% beat Petco Health and Wellness' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Petco Health and Wellness0.51% 3.48% 0.78%
Barnes & Noble Education 0.98%7.92%2.29%

Barnes & Noble Education has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Petco Health and Wellness. Barnes & Noble Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Petco Health and Wellness, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Petco Health and Wellness$5.96B0.15$9.07M$0.02135.00
Barnes & Noble Education$1.71B0.26$16.87M$0.4727.11

Petco Health and Wellness presently has a consensus target price of $3.42, suggesting a potential upside of 26.67%. Barnes & Noble Education has a consensus target price of $17.25, suggesting a potential upside of 35.40%. Given Barnes & Noble Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Barnes & Noble Education is more favorable than Petco Health and Wellness.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Petco Health and Wellness
2 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.89
Barnes & Noble Education
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Petco Health and Wellness shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Petco Health and Wellness has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Barnes & Noble Education beats Petco Health and Wellness on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BNED vs. The Competition

MetricBarnes & Noble EducationSpecialty Retail IndustryConsumer Discretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$441.70M$11.03B$12.85B$23.48B
Dividend Yield2.64%76.44%50.04%3.73%
P/E Ratio27.1125.4846.2829.42
Price / Sales0.2617.9788.6219.76
Price / Cash7.0813.2128.7832.15
Price / Book1.485.545.817.60
Net Income$16.87M$438.66M$445.07M$1.07B
7 Day Performance6.52%-0.13%-0.59%-0.07%
1 Month Performance-1.45%-3.45%-1.91%-0.43%
1 Year Performance51.29%-5.84%-3.39%13.24%

Barnes & Noble Education Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BNED
Barnes & Noble Education
4.1131 of 5 stars
$12.74
+4.4%
$17.25
+35.4%
+46.4%$441.70M$1.71B27.113,613
SBH
Sally Beauty
1.679 of 5 stars
$16.35
-1.2%
$17.40
+6.4%
+16.1%$1.55B$3.70B8.5227,000
EYE
National Vision
4.3975 of 5 stars
$17.08
-1.7%
$30.36
+77.8%
-26.0%$1.37B$1.99B28.0013,138
WINA
Winmark
1.5183 of 5 stars
$332.72
-1.3%
N/A-31.6%$1.21B$86.06M30.1980
HZO
MarineMax
2.9319 of 5 stars
$52.15
-0.1%
$43.00
-17.5%
+109.1%$1.15B$2.31B372.503,385

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