Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Competitors $10.37 -0.27 (-2.54%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.35 -0.02 (-0.19%) As of 05:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BNED vs. ARHS, GRDN, GO, SVV, DNUT, HEPS, RERE, DDL, MYTE, and REALShould you be buying Barnes & Noble Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barnes & Noble Education include Arhaus (ARHS), Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN), Grocery Outlet (GO), Savers Value Village (SVV), Krispy Kreme (DNUT), D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. (HEPS), ATRenew (RERE), Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL), MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (MYTE), and RealReal (REAL). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Barnes & Noble Education vs. Arhaus Guardian Pharmacy Services Grocery Outlet Savers Value Village Krispy Kreme D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. ATRenew Dingdong (Cayman) MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. RealReal Arhaus (NASDAQ:ARHS) and Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ARHS or BNED? Arhaus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arhaus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArhaus$1.27B1.05$125.24M$0.4919.45Barnes & Noble Education$1.57B0.23-$63.21M-$15.50-0.68 Do analysts prefer ARHS or BNED? Arhaus currently has a consensus price target of $11.59, indicating a potential upside of 21.63%. Given Arhaus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Arhaus is more favorable than Barnes & Noble Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Arhaus 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45Barnes & Noble Education 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor ARHS or BNED? In the previous week, Barnes & Noble Education had 2 more articles in the media than Arhaus. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education and 2 mentions for Arhaus. Arhaus' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Barnes & Noble Education's score of 1.08 indicating that Arhaus is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Arhaus 1 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, ARHS or BNED? Arhaus has a beta of 2.68, indicating that its share price is 168% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 2.23, indicating that its share price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in ARHS or BNED? 27.9% of Arhaus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Arhaus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% 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 will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARHS or BNED? Barnes & Noble Education received 163 more outperform votes than Arhaus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.57% of users gave Arhaus an outperform vote while only 54.48% of users gave Barnes & Noble Education an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformArhausOutperform Votes5656.57% Underperform Votes4343.43% Barnes & Noble EducationOutperform Votes21954.48% Underperform Votes18345.52% Is ARHS or BNED more profitable? Arhaus has a net margin of 6.18% compared to Barnes & Noble Education's net margin of -5.57%. Arhaus' return on equity of 24.92% beat Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Arhaus6.18% 24.92% 6.69% Barnes & Noble Education -5.57%-6.95%-0.97% SummaryArhaus beats Barnes & Noble Education on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Barnes & Noble Education News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BNED and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BNED vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBarnes & Noble Educationshopping goods stores IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$356.38M$3.54B$7.79B$19.83BDividend YieldN/A1.62%2.96%3.75%P/E Ratio-0.3111.5217.0434.21Price / Sales0.230.3710.4428.59Price / CashN/A5.4916.4217.54Price / Book0.041.504.414.64Net Income-$63.21M$267.57M$261.14M$1.02B7 Day Performance7.89%5.19%1.60%1.50%1 Month Performance8.29%-13.88%-4.56%-0.47%1 Year Performance-83.89%-53.32%-1.58%7.39% Barnes & Noble Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNEDBarnes & Noble Education0.531 of 5 stars$10.37-2.5%N/A-81.8%$353.14M$1.57B-0.314,600Positive NewsARHSArhaus3.6203 of 5 stars$9.31+5.2%$11.59+24.5%-35.0%$1.31B$1.27B16.632,290Positive NewsGRDNGuardian Pharmacy ServicesN/A$20.48+1.9%$22.00+7.4%N/A$1.30B$1.17B0.003,200Upcoming EarningsLockup ExpirationGOGrocery Outlet3.1492 of 5 stars$12.95+8.0%$15.25+17.8%-54.6%$1.26B$4.37B25.39950SVVSavers Value Village3.1776 of 5 stars$6.90+4.3%$11.67+69.0%-60.1%$1.10B$1.54B38.3622,000Positive NewsDNUTKrispy Kreme3.1873 of 5 stars$5.41+0.9%$13.13+142.6%-55.2%$921.32M$1.67B31.8222,800HEPSD-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S.1.627 of 5 stars$3.26+0.9%$3.50+7.4%+71.8%$917.31M$39.91B-21.7310,800REREATRenew2.6758 of 5 stars$3.48+3.1%N/A+83.5%$847.46M$16.33B-69.492,055DDLDingdong (Cayman)2.0747 of 5 stars$3.14+1.5%N/A+153.5%$740.58M$23.07B34.834,000Positive NewsMYTEMYT Netherlands Parent B.V.1.7485 of 5 stars$8.65-1.5%$14.00+61.9%+124.7%$737.47M$881.44M-20.111,817REALRealReal1.8319 of 5 stars$5.94+5.9%$8.33+40.3%+90.4%$660.81M$600.48M-4.603,032Positive NewsGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Arhaus Alternatives Guardian Pharmacy Services Alternatives Grocery Outlet Alternatives Savers Value Village Alternatives Krispy Kreme Alternatives D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. 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