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: $9.10 to $9.65
• 50-Day Range: $9.00 to $13.77
• 52-Week Range: $6.05 to $226.00
• Volume: 346,605 shs
• Average Volume: 263,104 shs
• Market Capitalization: $242.69 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $262.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Barnes & Noble Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Barnes & Noble Education scored higher than 23% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 260th out of 296 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 -0.12, 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 -0.12, 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 1.68. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.55% 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 1.9, 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 increased by 2.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

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

7.55% 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 1.9, 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 increased by 2.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for BNED on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Barnes & Noble Education to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Barnes & Noble Education insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $838,720.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.28% 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 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, BNED shares have decreased by 93.8% and is now trading at $9.26.
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How were Barnes & Noble Education's earnings last quarter?

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED) released its earnings results on Tuesday, September, 10th. The specialty retailer reported ($3.07) EPS for the quarter. The specialty retailer had revenue of $263.43 million for the quarter. Barnes & Noble Education had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.68% and a negative net margin of 7.17%.

When did Barnes & Noble Education's stock split?

Shares of Barnes & Noble Education reverse split 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 closing bell 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.

How do I buy shares of Barnes & Noble Education?

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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 Ford Motor (F), Barnes & Noble (BKS), TherapeuticsMD (TXMD), General Electric (GE), Dynavax Technologies (DVAX) and Extreme Networks (EXTR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/10/2024
• Today: 10/05/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/04/2024
• 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: $262.50
• High Stock Price Target: $400.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $125.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2,734.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($78.24)
• 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: -7.17%
• Pretax Margin: -4.83%
• Return on Equity: -27.68%
• Return on Assets: -2.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.54
• Current Ratio: 1.23
• Quick Ratio: 0.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.57 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.15
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $5.51 per share
• Price / Book: 1.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 26,208,000
• Free Float: 24,824,000
• Market Cap: $242.69 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.12