Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $10.42 +0.26 (+2.51%) As of 02:37 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Barnes & Noble Education Short Interest DataBarnes & Noble Education (BNED) has a short interest of 984,100 shares, representing 8.24% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 7.21% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.5, indicating that it would take 2.5 days of the average trading volume of 385,338 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest984,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest917,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+7.21%Dollar Volume Sold Short$10.34 millionShort Interest Ratio2.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 31, 2025Outstanding Shares34,054,000 sharesFloat Size11,950,000 sharesShort Percent of Float8.24%Today's Trading Volume81,296 sharesAverage Trading Volume385,338 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average21% Short Selling Barnes & Noble Education? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Barnes & Noble Education and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBNED Short Interest Over TimeBNED Days to Cover Over TimeBNED Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Barnes & Noble Education Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/31/2025984,100 shares $10.34 million +7.2%8.2%2.5 $10.51 3/15/2025917,900 shares $9.12 million +16.6%7.5%2 $9.94 2/28/2025787,000 shares $7.69 million +21.4%7.2%1.5 $9.78 2/15/2025648,100 shares $7.16 million +20.6%5.9%1.3 $11.05 1/31/2025537,300 shares $6.02 million -16.8%4.9%1 $11.20 1/15/2025645,800 shares $7.02 million -9.2%5.9%1.3 $10.87 12/31/2024711,300 shares $7.14 million -33.5%7.9%1.6 $10.04 12/15/20241,070,000 shares $14.21 million +21.0%11.9%2.9 $13.28 11/30/2024884,400 shares $9.68 million -12.4%8.0%2.7 $10.94 11/15/20241,010,000 shares $9.86 million -2.9%9.2%3.6 $9.76 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BNED and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Barnes & Noble Education and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/31/20241,040,000 shares $9.67 million -11.9%11.2%4.2 $9.30 10/15/20241,180,000 shares $10.75 million -3.3%13.2%4.6 $9.11 9/30/20241,220,000 shares $11.32 million +69.4%13.6%3.5 $9.28 9/15/2024720,000 shares $8.27 million +2.1%7.6%1.9 $11.48 8/31/2024705,000 shares $9.17 million +13.4%13.8%1.4 $13.00 8/15/2024621,800 shares $6.83 million +19.2%12.2%1.2 $10.99 7/31/2024521,500 shares $5.55 million +19.3%2.2%0.9 $10.64 7/15/2024437,100 shares $3.51 million +16.5%1.9%0.8 $8.02 6/30/2024375,300 shares $2.40 million +1.2%1.6%0.9 $6.40 6/15/2024370,700 shares $3.21 million -97.1%1.6%1 $8.65 5/31/202412,900,000 shares $580.50 million +135.0%35.0%0.7 $45.00 5/15/20245,490,000 shares $1.04 million +171.8%14.5%0.4 $0.19 4/30/20242,020,000 shares $410,868.00 +42.3%5.3%1.4 $0.20 4/15/20241,420,000 shares $994,000.00 -0.7%3.9%1.1 $0.70 3/31/20241,430,000 shares $1.04 million +37.5%3.9%1.2 $0.72 3/15/20241,040,000 shares $644,800.00 -7.1%2.8%0.9 $0.62 2/29/20241,120,000 shares $1.08 million -26.3%3.0%0.9 $0.96 2/15/20241,520,000 shares $1.31 million +106.9%4.1%1.3 $0.87 1/31/2024734,500 shares $632,845.20 +21.4%2.0%0.6 $0.86 1/15/2024605,200 shares $714,136.00 +28.5%1.6%0.6 $1.18 12/31/2023471,000 shares $701,790.00 -12.0%1.3%1 $1.49 12/15/2023535,400 shares $690,666.00 -36.0%1.5%1.3 $1.29 11/30/2023836,900 shares $928,959.00 -10.2%2.3%2.2 $1.11 11/15/2023932,000 shares $1.22 million +21.8%2.6%3.6 $1.31 10/31/2023765,300 shares $780,606.00 -13.5%2.1%2.9 $1.02 10/15/2023884,300 shares $699,569.73 -2.0%2.5%2.4 $0.79 9/30/2023902,400 shares $983,616.00 +5.1%2.6%2.1 $1.09 9/15/2023858,600 shares $807,084.00 +15.7%2.4%1.5 $0.94 8/31/2023742,300 shares $964,990.00 -22.7%2.1%1.3 $1.30 8/15/2023959,800 shares $1.48 million -3.2%2.7%1.6 $1.54The Crypto Market is About to Change Lives (Ad)I've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside and write a book about it. 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Short interest is the volume of Barnes & Noble Education shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 984,100 shares of BNED short. 8.24% of Barnes & Noble Education's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Barnes & Noble Education's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Barnes & Noble Education? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BNED shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Barnes & Noble Education's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Barnes & Noble Education? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Barnes & Noble Education: Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Barnes & Noble Education? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 8.24% of Barnes & Noble Education's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Barnes & Noble Education's short interest increasing or decreasing? Barnes & Noble Education saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 984,100 shares, an increase of 7.2% from the previous total of 917,900 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Barnes & Noble Education's float size? Barnes & Noble Education currently has issued a total of 34,054,000 shares. Some of Barnes & Noble Education's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Barnes & Noble Education currently has a public float of 11,950,000 shares. How does Barnes & Noble Education's short interest compare to its competitors? 8.24% of Barnes & Noble Education's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "retail" compare to Barnes & Noble Education: Camping World Holdings, Inc. (17.78%), Arhaus, Inc. (11.77%), D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. (1.04%), Krispy Kreme, Inc. (27.07%), MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (0.48%), The RealReal, Inc. (22.01%), Torrid Holdings Inc. (14.41%), Dingdong (Cayman) Limited (0.93%), Arko Corp. (6.27%), ATRenew Inc. (0.11%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Barnes & Noble Education stock? Short selling BNED is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Barnes & Noble Education as its price is falling. BNED shares are trading up $0.60 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Barnes & Noble Education? A short squeeze for Barnes & Noble Education occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BNED, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Barnes & Noble Education's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BNED, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025. 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