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

Company Overview

Barnes and Noble Education, Inc. engages in the management and operation of bookstore chains in universities. It operates through the Retail and Wholesale segments. The Retail segment operates college, university, and K-12 school bookstores, physical bookstores, and virtual bookstores. The Wholesale segment sells and distributes new and used textbooks to physical bookstores. The company was founded by Leonard S, Riggio in 1965 and is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.25 to $8.94
• 50-Day Range: $8.16 to $12.17
• 52-Week Range: $7.90 to $14.40
• Volume: 177,718 shs
• Average Volume: 407,591 shs
• Market Capitalization: $302.40 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Barnes & Noble Education Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Barnes & Noble Education scored higher than 3% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 287th out of 288 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: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Barnes & Noble Education.

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 -0.57, 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 -0.57, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.52% 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 3.5, 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 7.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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

16.52% 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 3.5, 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 7.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.40

News Sentiment

Barnes & Noble Education has a news sentiment score of 0.40. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Barnes & Noble Education this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for BNED on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 700% 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 -60% 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 $10.04 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BNED stock has decreased by 11.7% and is now trading at $8.87.

How were Barnes & Noble Education's earnings last quarter?

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (NYSE:BNED) posted its earnings results on Monday, December, 9th. The specialty retailer reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter. Barnes & Noble Education had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.76% and a negative net margin of 4.46%.

When did Barnes & Noble Education's stock split?

Shares of Barnes & Noble Education reverse split before market open 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.

Who are Barnes & Noble Education's major shareholders?

Barnes & Noble Education's top institutional shareholders include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.52%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.18%), DCF Advisers LLC (0.63%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Rory Wallace, William C Martin, Eric Singer and Michael Huseby.
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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.

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: 12/09/2024
• Today: 8/13/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/15/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

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

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($15.50)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$63.21 million
• Net Margins: -4.46%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -2.76%
• Return on Assets: -0.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.50
• Current Ratio: 1.42
• Quick Ratio: 0.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.57 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.19
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 34,054,000
• Free Float: 33,713,000
• Market Cap: $301.38 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.68