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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$10.50 -0.19 (-1.73%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$10.52 +0.01 (+0.14%)
As of 05:40 PM Eastern
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About Barnes & Noble Education Stock (NYSE:BNED)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$10.38
$10.75
50-Day Range
$8.06
$11.16
52-Week Range
$5.90
$12.21
Volume
239,235 shs
Average Volume
225,896 shs
Market Capitalization
$360.32 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Sell

Company Overview

Barnes & Noble Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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BNED MarketRank™: 

Barnes & Noble Education scored higher than 2% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 272nd out of 275 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Barnes & Noble Education has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Barnes & Noble Education has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Barnes & Noble Education's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Barnes & Noble Education is -32.83, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Barnes & Noble Education is -32.83, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Barnes & Noble Education has a P/B Ratio of 1.31. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Barnes & Noble Education's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.59% of the float of Barnes & Noble Education has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Barnes & Noble Education has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 16.1, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Barnes & Noble Education has recently decreased by 3.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Barnes & Noble Education does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Barnes & Noble Education does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for BNED on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Barnes & Noble Education insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $795.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.20% of the stock of Barnes & Noble Education is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    38.51% of the stock of Barnes & Noble Education is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Barnes & Noble Education's insider trading history.
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BNED Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Barnes & Noble Education's stock was trading at $9.18 at the start of the year. Since then, BNED shares have increased by 14.4% and is now trading at $10.5050.

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (NYSE:BNED) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December, 9th. The specialty retailer reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter. The specialty retailer earned $602.12 million during the quarter. Barnes & Noble Education had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.37% and a negative net margin of 0.57%.

Barnes & Noble Education shares reverse split before market open on Wednesday, June 12th 2024.The 1-100 reverse split was announced on Thursday, June 6th 2024. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Monday, June 3rd 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 1 shares after the split.

Barnes & Noble Education's top institutional investors include Copeland Capital Management LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Rory Wallace, Jonathan Shar, William C Martin, Eric Singer and Jason Snagusky.
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Shares of BNED stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Barnes & Noble Education investors own include Plug Power (PLUG), Meta Platforms (META), Ford Motor (F), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Newell Brands (NWL) and General Motors (GM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
12/09/2024
Today
5/08/2026
Investor Day 2026
6/25/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/01/2026
Fiscal Year End
4/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CONSM PD - MISC DIS
Sub-Industry
Retail
Current Symbol
NYSE:BNED
CIK
1634117
Fax
N/A
Employees
3,559
Year Founded
1971

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.32)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$65.82 million
Net Margins
-0.57%
Pretax Margin
0.24%
Return on Equity
-20.37%
Return on Assets
-5.70%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.48
Current Ratio
1.42
Quick Ratio
0.86

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.61 billion
Price / Sales
0.22
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$7.99 per share
Price / Book
1.31

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
34,300,000
Free Float
33,884,000
Market Cap
$360.32 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.31

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This page (NYSE:BNED) was last updated on 5/8/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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