Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Competitors $9.75 -0.41 (-4.04%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BNED vs. GCT, HEPS, ARKO, HNST, EXTO, RERE, MYTE, LESL, LOVE, and BBWShould you be buying Barnes & Noble Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barnes & Noble Education include GigaCloud Technology (GCT), D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. (HEPS), Arko (ARKO), Honest (HNST), Almacenes Éxito (EXTO), ATRenew (RERE), MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (MYTE), Leslie's (LESL), Lovesac (LOVE), and Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Barnes & Noble Education vs. GigaCloud Technology D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. Arko Honest Almacenes Éxito ATRenew MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. Leslie's Lovesac Build-A-Bear Workshop Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) and GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability. Do analysts prefer BNED or GCT? Barnes & Noble Education presently has a consensus price target of $262.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2,592.31%. GigaCloud Technology has a consensus price target of $51.33, suggesting a potential upside of 120.69%. Given Barnes & Noble Education's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Barnes & Noble Education is more favorable than GigaCloud Technology.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Barnes & Noble Education 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00GigaCloud Technology 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BNED or GCT? Barnes & Noble Education received 209 more outperform votes than GigaCloud Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave GigaCloud Technology an outperform vote while only 54.89% of users gave Barnes & Noble Education an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBarnes & Noble EducationOutperform Votes21954.89% Underperform Votes18045.11% GigaCloud TechnologyOutperform Votes10100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BNED or GCT? GigaCloud Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GigaCloud Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBarnes & Noble Education$1.57B0.17-$63.21M$10.400.94GigaCloud Technology$703.83M1.35$94.11M$3.167.36 Does the media prefer BNED or GCT? In the previous week, Barnes & Noble Education had 3 more articles in the media than GigaCloud Technology. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education and 3 mentions for GigaCloud Technology. Barnes & Noble Education's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat GigaCloud Technology's score of 0.37 indicating that Barnes & Noble Education is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barnes & Noble Education 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive GigaCloud Technology 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BNED or GCT? 38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of GigaCloud Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of GigaCloud Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, BNED or GCT? Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GigaCloud Technology has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BNED or GCT more profitable? GigaCloud Technology has a net margin of 11.75% compared to Barnes & Noble Education's net margin of -7.17%. GigaCloud Technology's return on equity of 40.32% beat Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barnes & Noble Education-7.17% -27.68% -2.91% GigaCloud Technology 11.75%40.32%13.94% SummaryGigaCloud Technology beats Barnes & Noble Education on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wyatt Investment ResearchMy #1 Pre IPO Trade for 2025 – NAME and TICKEROne tiny company... Could quickly become "the next SpaceX." It plans to go public on the NASDAQ. And today you can buy Pre-IPO shares for less than $4.00. Get urgent details inside this free report...The Next SpaceX Pre-IPO 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$266.08M$3.43B$8.31B$19.87BDividend YieldN/A1.56%2.77%3.50%P/E Ratio0.944.4314.1635.66Price / Sales0.170.357.7917.95Price / CashN/A5.5715.4317.98Price / Book0.041.514.494.59Net Income-$63.21M$267.57M$265.65M$985.93M7 Day Performance-4.32%-4.51%-1.56%0.45%1 Month Performance-6.25%-15.46%-2.08%1.05%1 Year Performance-92.26%-35.75%15.34%24.67% Barnes & Noble Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNEDBarnes & Noble Education2.6109 of 5 stars$9.75-4.0%$262.50+2,592.3%-92.2%$266.08M$1.57B0.943,750Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageGCTGigaCloud Technology3.9199 of 5 stars$23.26-3.7%$51.33+120.7%+141.8%$989.47M$703.83M7.361,362HEPSD-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S.0.6444 of 5 stars$2.80-1.8%N/A+112.1%$801.94M$1.54B0.003,213ARKOArko2.1136 of 5 stars$6.62+1.1%$6.13-7.5%-12.0%$758.30M$9.41B41.3813,481HNSTHonest1.8913 of 5 stars$7.25-1.0%$5.93-18.2%+353.1%$739.04M$344.36M0.00190Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsEXTOAlmacenes ÉxitoN/A$3.78-1.0%N/A-46.2%$619.73M$4.90B0.0043,134REREATRenew2.5888 of 5 stars$2.80+13.8%N/A+59.1%$599.93M$1.83B0.002,055News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeMYTEMYT Netherlands Parent B.V.0.7035 of 5 stars$7.23+14.4%$4.88-32.6%+143.4%$538.88M$909.70M0.001,817News CoverageLESLLeslie's3.832 of 5 stars$2.76-4.2%$3.96+43.5%-51.5%$532.55M$1.45B138.004,100Upcoming EarningsLOVELovesac2.8385 of 5 stars$33.06+0.1%$35.17+6.4%+69.1%$513.90M$700.27M64.821,991Analyst ForecastNews CoverageBBWBuild-A-Bear Workshop1.9837 of 5 stars$36.27-1.1%$39.00+7.5%+36.3%$490.30M$483.37M10.194,550 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GigaCloud Technology Alternatives D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. 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