Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Competitors

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BNED vs. SVV, REAL, RERE, HEPS, and JMIA

Should you buy Barnes & Noble Education stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Barnes & Noble Education with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Barnes & Noble Education include Savers Value Village (SVV), RealReal (REAL), ATRenew (RERE), D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (HEPS), and Jumia Technologies (JMIA). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry.

How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to Savers Value Village?

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

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Savers Value Village	$1.68B	0.75	$22.64M	$0.14	58.61
Barnes & Noble Education	$1.61B	0.20	-$65.82M	-$0.32	N/A

Savers Value Village has a net margin of 1.29% compared to Barnes & Noble Education's net margin of -0.57%. Savers Value Village's return on equity of 12.47% beat Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Savers Value Village	1.29%	12.47%	2.68%
Barnes & Noble Education	-0.57%	-20.37%	-5.70%

98.8% of Savers Value Village shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Savers Value Village shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Savers Value Village presently has a consensus target price of $14.14, suggesting a potential upside of 72.37%. Given Savers Value Village's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Savers Value Village is more favorable than Barnes & Noble Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Savers Value Village	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Barnes & Noble Education	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

In the previous week, Savers Value Village had 1 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Savers Value Village and 0 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. Savers Value Village's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Barnes & Noble Education's score of 0.71 indicating that Savers Value Village is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Savers Value Village	Very Positive
Barnes & Noble Education	Positive

Savers Value Village has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Savers Value Village beats Barnes & Noble Education on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to RealReal?

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

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barnes & Noble Education	$1.61B	0.20	-$65.82M	-$0.32	N/A
RealReal	$692.84M	1.60	-$41.80M	-$1.02	N/A

Barnes & Noble Education has a net margin of -0.57% compared to RealReal's net margin of -9.03%. 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	-0.57%	-20.37%	-5.70%
RealReal	-9.03%	N/A	-19.15%

Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, RealReal has a beta of 2.84, meaning that its stock price is 184% more volatile than the broader market.

38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of RealReal shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of RealReal 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.

RealReal has a consensus target price of $17.25, indicating a potential upside of 87.50%. Given RealReal's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
RealReal	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

In the previous week, RealReal had 12 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for RealReal and 0 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat RealReal's score of -0.49 indicating that Barnes & Noble Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Barnes & Noble Education	Positive
RealReal	Neutral

Summary

RealReal beats Barnes & Noble Education on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to ATRenew?

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

19.3% of ATRenew shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of ATRenew shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ATRenew	$3.01B	0.34	$48.09M	$0.25	18.74
Barnes & Noble Education	$1.61B	0.20	-$65.82M	-$0.32	N/A

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATRenew	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Barnes & Noble Education	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

ATRenew has a net margin of 1.90% compared to Barnes & Noble Education's net margin of -0.57%. ATRenew's return on equity of 11.48% beat Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATRenew	1.90%	11.48%	7.98%
Barnes & Noble Education	-0.57%	-20.37%	-5.70%

ATRenew has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, ATRenew had 17 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for ATRenew and 0 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. ATRenew's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Barnes & Noble Education's score of 0.71 indicating that ATRenew is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ATRenew	Positive
Barnes & Noble Education	Positive

Summary

ATRenew beats Barnes & Noble Education on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading?

Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) and D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (NASDAQ:HEPS) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Barnes & Noble Education has a net margin of -0.57% compared to D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading's net margin of -6.95%. Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity of -20.37% beat D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barnes & Noble Education	-0.57%	-20.37%	-5.70%
D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading	-6.95%	-338.17%	-18.14%

Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its share price is 112% more volatile than the broader market.

38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.3% of D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barnes & Noble Education	$1.61B	0.20	-$65.82M	-$0.32	N/A
D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading	$88.96B	0.01	-$144.76M	-$0.46	N/A

D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading has a consensus price target of $3.07, indicating a potential upside of 12.45%. Given D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading 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)	1.00
D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

In the previous week, D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading had 2 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading and 0 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading's score of 0.00 indicating that Barnes & Noble Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Barnes & Noble Education	Positive
D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading	Neutral

Summary

D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading beats Barnes & Noble Education on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to Jumia Technologies?

Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) and Jumia Technologies (NYSE:JMIA) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

In the previous week, Jumia Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Barnes & Noble Education. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Jumia Technologies and 0 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Jumia Technologies' score of -0.07 indicating that Barnes & Noble Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Barnes & Noble Education	Positive
Jumia Technologies	Neutral

Jumia Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barnes & Noble Education.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barnes & Noble Education	$1.61B	0.20	-$65.82M	-$0.32	N/A
Jumia Technologies	$188.93M	4.57	-$61.55M	N/A	N/A

38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of Jumia Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Jumia Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Jumia Technologies has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 143.80%. Given Jumia Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Jumia Technologies 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)	1.00
Jumia Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Barnes & Noble Education has a net margin of -0.57% compared to Jumia Technologies' net margin of -30.79%. Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity of -20.37% beat Jumia Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barnes & Noble Education	-0.57%	-20.37%	-5.70%
Jumia Technologies	-30.79%	-198.26%	-45.46%

Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Jumia Technologies has a beta of 2.45, suggesting that its stock price is 145% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Jumia Technologies beats Barnes & Noble Education on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BNED vs. The Competition

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Metric	Barnes & Noble Education	CONSM PD Industry	Discretionary Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$325.92M	$1.43B	$7.24B	$23.18B
Dividend Yield	N/A	4.09%	2.95%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	-29.69	8.81	18.59	30.65
Price / Sales	0.20	1.93	3.35	14.66
Price / Cash	N/A	14.74	14.77	25.12
Price / Book	1.19	1.38	3.71	4.74
Net Income	-$65.82M	$66.99M	$238.79M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	6.41%	-1.09%	1.38%	1.45%
1 Month Performance	-12.43%	-7.21%	14.65%	1.58%
1 Year Performance	-9.97%	5.17%	18.59%	28.44%

Barnes & Noble Education Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BNED Barnes & Noble Education	0.7219 of 5 stars	$9.50 -0.3%	N/A	-10.0%	$326.84M	$1.61B	N/A	3,559	Gap Down
SVV Savers Value Village	3.7509 of 5 stars	$7.22 +1.3%	$14.14 +95.8%	-16.9%	$1.10B	$1.68B	51.59	24,000	Positive News Gap Down
REAL RealReal	3.4134 of 5 stars	$9.46 +4.4%	$17.25 +82.3%	+76.6%	$1.09B	$692.84M	N/A	3,140	Insider Trade
RERE ATRenew	3.2855 of 5 stars	$4.51 +4.3%	N/A	+79.2%	$947.79M	$3.01B	22.53	2,389	Earnings Report Gap Down
HEPS D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading	0.8049 of 5 stars	$2.65 +3.5%	$3.07 +15.8%	-3.5%	$914.50M	$2.15B	N/A	3,611	Positive News

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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Competitors

BNED vs. SVV, REAL, RERE, HEPS, and JMIA

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How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to Jumia Technologies?

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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Competitors

BNED vs. SVV, REAL, RERE, HEPS, and JMIA

How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to Savers Value Village?

Which has better earnings & valuation, SVV or BNED?

Is SVV or BNED more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SVV or BNED?

Do analysts prefer SVV or BNED?

Does the media refer more to SVV or BNED?

Which has more volatility & risk, SVV or BNED?

Summary

How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to RealReal?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BNED or REAL?

Is BNED or REAL more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, BNED or REAL?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BNED or REAL?

Do analysts recommend BNED or REAL?

Does the media prefer BNED or REAL?

Summary

How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to ATRenew?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of RERE or BNED?

Which has better valuation and earnings, RERE or BNED?

Do analysts prefer RERE or BNED?

Is RERE or BNED more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, RERE or BNED?

Does the media favor RERE or BNED?

Summary

How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading?

Is BNED or HEPS more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, BNED or HEPS?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BNED or HEPS?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BNED or HEPS?

Do analysts prefer BNED or HEPS?

Does the media prefer BNED or HEPS?

Summary

How does Barnes & Noble Education compare to Jumia Technologies?

Does the media refer more to BNED or JMIA?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BNED or JMIA?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BNED or JMIA?

Do analysts recommend BNED or JMIA?

Is BNED or JMIA more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, BNED or JMIA?

Summary

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BNED vs. The Competition

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