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

Company Overview

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions in the United States. It operates through Retail and Wholesale segments. The company sells and rents new and used print textbooks, digital textbooks, and publisher hosted digital courseware through physical and virtual bookstores, as well as directly to students through Textbooks.com. In addition, it offers First Day and First Day Complete access programs; and general merchandise, including collegiate and athletic apparel, school spirit products, lifestyle products, technology products, supplies, graduation products, and convenience items. Further, the company sources, sells, and distributes new and used textbooks; and sells hardware and a software suite of applications that provides inventory management and point-of-sale solutions to approximately 340 college bookstores. Additionally, it offers direct-to-student services. The company operates physical college and university bookstores; virtual bookstores; True Spirit e-commerce websites; pop-up retail locations; customized cafés and stand-alone convenience stores; and a media channel for brands targeting the college demographic. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.94 to $11.00
• 50-Day Range: $8.88 to $13.28
• 52-Week Range: $6.05 to $226.00
• Volume: 1.55 million shs
• Average Volume: 289,927 shs
• Market Capitalization: $300.33 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $125.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Barnes & Noble Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Barnes & Noble Education scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 208th out of 287 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Barnes & Noble Education has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Barnes & Noble Education has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Barnes & Noble Education is -0.29, 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 -0.29, 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 1.47. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.02% 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 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Barnes & Noble Education has recently decreased by 12.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.02% 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 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Barnes & Noble Education has recently decreased by 12.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.50

News Sentiment

Barnes & Noble Education has a news sentiment score of 1.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Barnes & Noble Education this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for BNED on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Barnes & Noble Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Barnes & Noble Education insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.00% of the stock of Barnes & Noble Education is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

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

BNED Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BNED shares performed this year?

Barnes & Noble Education's stock was trading at $149.00 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, BNED shares have decreased by 93.3% and is now trading at $9.94.
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How were Barnes & Noble Education's earnings last quarter?

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 30th. The specialty retailer reported $41.00 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $58.00 by $17.00. The specialty retailer earned $626.98 million during the quarter. Barnes & Noble Education had a negative net margin of 5.57% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.95%.

When did Barnes & Noble Education's stock split?

Barnes & Noble Education shares reverse split on the morning of 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.

Who are Barnes & Noble Education's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Barnes & Noble Education include Geode Capital Management LLC (0.56%), State Street Corp (0.13%), Belvedere Trading LLC and Centiva Capital LP (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Rory Wallace, Michael Huseby, Zachary Levenick, Michael Connolly Miller and David G Golden.
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How do I buy shares of Barnes & Noble Education?

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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Barnes & Noble Education own?

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: 11/30/2021
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Miscellaneous shopping goods stores
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BNED
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1634117
• Web: www.bned.com
• Phone: (908) 991-2665
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,750
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $125.00
• High Stock Price Target: $125.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $125.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1,157.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($33.73)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-63,210,000.00
• Net Margins: -5.57%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -6.95%
• Return on Assets: -0.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.87
• Current Ratio: 1.31
• Quick Ratio: 0.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.56 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.19
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $6.78 per share
• Price / Book: 1.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 30,214,000
• Free Float: 29,912,000
• Market Cap: $300.33 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.10