Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Competitors $8.46 -0.14 (-1.63%) Closing price 08/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.51 +0.05 (+0.59%) As of 04:00 AM 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BNED vs. SPH, GCT, TDUP, RERE, HEPS, DNUT, MYTE, BBW, SFIX, and REALShould you be buying Barnes & Noble Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barnes & Noble Education include Suburban Propane Partners (SPH), GigaCloud Technology (GCT), ThredUp (TDUP), ATRenew (RERE), D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (HEPS), Krispy Kreme (DNUT), MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (MYTE), Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW), Stitch Fix (SFIX), and RealReal (REAL). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Barnes & Noble Education vs. Its Competitors Suburban Propane Partners GigaCloud Technology ThredUp ATRenew D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading Krispy Kreme MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. Build-A-Bear Workshop Stitch Fix RealReal Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) and Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer BNED or SPH? Suburban Propane Partners has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.15%. Given Suburban Propane Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Suburban Propane Partners is more favorable than Barnes & Noble Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Barnes & Noble Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Suburban Propane Partners 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BNED or SPH? 38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.9% of Suburban Propane Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Suburban Propane Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, BNED or SPH? Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suburban Propane Partners has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BNED or SPH more profitable? Suburban Propane Partners has a net margin of 6.65% compared to Barnes & Noble Education's net margin of -4.46%. Suburban Propane Partners' return on equity of 15.98% beat Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Barnes & Noble Education-4.46% -2.76% -0.55% Suburban Propane Partners 6.65%15.98%4.06% Does the media favor BNED or SPH? In the previous week, Barnes & Noble Education had 4 more articles in the media than Suburban Propane Partners. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education and 1 mentions for Suburban Propane Partners. Suburban Propane Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Barnes & Noble Education's score of 0.00 indicating that Suburban Propane Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barnes & Noble Education 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Suburban Propane Partners 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, BNED or SPH? Suburban Propane Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barnes & Noble Education. Barnes & Noble Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Suburban Propane Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBarnes & Noble Education$1.57B0.18-$63.21M-$15.50-0.55Suburban Propane Partners$1.33B0.90$74.17M$1.4412.72 SummarySuburban Propane Partners beats Barnes & Noble Education on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 BNED 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 EducationCONSM PD IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$292.86M$2.37B$8.12B$20.68BDividend YieldN/A4.52%3.22%3.68%P/E Ratio-0.5519.5619.1229.31Price / Sales0.182.114.4964.11Price / CashN/A17.0316.4323.31Price / BookN/A1.624.464.40Net Income-$63.21M$103.54M$218.40M$995.90M7 Day Performance-4.84%-3.30%-0.50%0.27%1 Month Performance-25.53%-6.66%38.54%0.39%1 Year Performance-19.81%-13.81%24.73%15.57% Barnes & Noble Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNEDBarnes & Noble Education0.0718 of 5 stars$8.46-1.6%N/A-17.5%$292.86M$1.57B-0.553,750SPHSuburban Propane Partners1.439 of 5 stars$18.53-0.3%$17.00-8.3%+6.8%$1.21B$1.33B12.873,098Upcoming EarningsGCTGigaCloud Technology2.0052 of 5 stars$23.39-2.8%$20.50-12.4%-11.4%$916.31M$1.16B7.841,561Upcoming EarningsTDUPThredUp2.0603 of 5 stars$7.71+0.3%$7.83+1.6%+491.3%$909.32M$260.03M-13.291,630Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpREREATRenew1.2519 of 5 stars$3.30-2.9%N/A+36.1%$829.16M$2.24B47.142,096News CoverageHEPSD-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading2.6144 of 5 stars$2.49-0.8%$3.50+40.6%-1.1%$806.67M$1.74B0.003,743Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeDNUTKrispy Kreme4.2632 of 5 stars$4.11-7.0%$7.58+84.3%-62.5%$754.31M$1.67B0.0021,000Upcoming EarningsGap DownMYTEMYT Netherlands Parent B.V.1.4685 of 5 stars$8.23+0.5%$14.00+70.1%+116.7%$705.30M$881.44M-19.141,240BBWBuild-A-Bear Workshop2.218 of 5 stars$52.03+1.3%$51.33-1.3%+106.7%$678.13M$496.40M12.515,100News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastSFIXStitch Fix2.7343 of 5 stars$5.27+4.4%$5.67+7.5%+23.9%$658.96M$1.34B0.004,570REALRealReal2.4063 of 5 stars$5.65-1.9%$8.33+47.5%+84.2%$651.42M$600.48M0.003,011Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Suburban Propane Partners Alternatives GigaCloud Technology Alternatives ThredUp Alternatives ATRenew Alternatives D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading Alternatives Krispy Kreme Alternatives MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. 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