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Barnes & Noble Education Stock
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
Company data
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Specialty Retail
- Country
- United States
- CEO
- Jonathan Shar
- Employees
- 3,613
- Market cap
- $449 M
- IPO
- 23/07/2015
- Web
- www.bned.com
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions primarily in the United States. The company sells and rents new and used print textbooks, digital textbooks, and publisher hosted digital courseware through physical and virtual bookstores, as well as directly…
Barnes & Noble Education stock: price history
1D
-1.5%
1W
+3.5%
1M
+23.7%
6M
+16.8%
YTD
+40.9%
1Y
+37.0%
2Y
+34.2%
5Y
-98.8%
10Y
-98.7%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
22/12/2026 (in 66 days)
Volatility around earnings
~7% stronger price swings than usual
Pattern chart
Pattern detected by the Market Jury detector vdouble-bottom-top-v1.0 on 15/10/26. Not a buy or sell signal.Beta
What does this mean?
Double bottom
BullishThe price bounced off a similar low twice, with a rally in between. This W-shaped pattern is a classic reversal signal from a downtrend into an uptrend.
Chart patterns are a purely technical signal derived from price action. At Market Jury they do not feed into the agents' buy or sell decisions, they are supplementary information only.
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Analyst assessment of Barnes & Noble Education
PRICE TARGET LOW
US$16.00
CONSENSUS
US$17.25
MEDIAN
US$17.25
PRICE TARGET HIGH
US$18.50
0
STRONG BUY
1
BUY
2
HOLD
0
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
3
TOTAL · Hold
As of: 09/09/2026
Barnes & Noble Education stock metrics
P/E
19.92
P/B
1.61
EV/EBITDA
10.42
RETURN ON EQUITY
-4.6%
NET MARGIN
-4.4%
DEBT/EQUITY
0.98
DIVIDEND YIELD
1.2%
AS OF
01/08/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
26.1%
FLOAT SHARES
9,055,844
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
264,606
Insider transactions (SEC)
WALKER KATHRYN EBERLE
Warren Denise
Singer Eric
MARTIN WILLIAM C
Madnani Sean V
Institutional holders
Dividends & Stock splits
Dividends
Stock splits
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Frequently asked questions about Barnes & Noble Education stock
What does Barnes & Noble Education do?
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. is a company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, Specialty Retail industry, headquartered in United States.
The CEO is Jonathan Shar, the company employs around 3,613 people.
The IPO was on 23/07/2015; the stock trades on NYSE under the ticker BNED.
What do analysts say about Barnes & Noble Education stock?
3 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Hold (as of 09/09/2026).
The average price target is US$17.25, ranging from US$16.00 to US$18.50, with a median of US$17.25.
This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.
When does Barnes & Noble Education report next?
The next earnings date is 22/12/2026.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 7% stronger than usual.
Does Barnes & Noble Education pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was US$0.08 per share, ex-date 14/10/2026, paid on 29/10/2026.
The dividend yield is 1.2% (as of 01/08/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Barnes & Noble Education?
Comparable stocks include Amazon.com, O'Reilly Automotive, eBay, AutoZone, Williams-Sonoma, Ulta Beauty, Casey's General Stores and Best Buy.
How can I get Barnes & Noble Education stock analyzed?
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