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Barnes & Noble Education

BNED

Market cap $401M

11.56 USD

-0.15

1.28%

At close Updated Oct 5, 2:20 PM EDT

1 day

-1.28%

5 days

1.85%

1 month

-5.63%

3 months

0.78%

6 months

20.54%

Year to date

34.26%

1 year

20.67%

5 years

-98.89%

10 years

-98.77%

About: Barnes & Noble Education Inc is contract operators of physical and virtual bookstores for college and university campuses and K-12 institutions across the United States. The company is also one of the textbook wholesalers and inventory management hardware and software providers The company operates physical and virtual bookstores that delivers essential educational content and general merchandise within a dynamic omnichannel retail environment. The Company currently operates as a single operating and reporting segment. The company's solutions are Academic Solutions, College Retail Solutions, College Insights, Wholesale & Store Technology Services.

Employees: 3,613

Consumer Discretionary Specialty Retail

News

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Sentiment 3-Months

Positive 38.5%

Neutral 46.2%

Negative 15.4%

Zacks Investment Research

Are Consumer Discretionary Stocks Lagging Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) This Year?

Here is how Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) and Motorsport Games Inc. (MSGM) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Are Consumer Discretionary Stocks Lagging Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) This Year?

Barnes & Noble Education Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) announced today that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share of common stock payable to shareholders of record as of October 14, 2026. The dividend will be payable on October 29, 2026.

Barnes & Noble Education Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

Nova Southeastern University President Emeritus George L. Hanbury II's Newly Published Book to Benefit Student Scholarships and Research

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nova Southeastern University (NSU), in collaboration with Rodin Books and Barnes & Noble College (BNC), has released Keep Your Aim Above Your Reach: The Practice of Transformational Leadership, a new book by George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., who retired from his role as NSU president and chief executive officer in 2025. All net proceeds from book sales will benefit student scholarships and research at the university.

Nova Southeastern University President Emeritus George L. Hanbury II's Newly Published Book to Benefit Student Scholarships and Research

Zacks Investment Research

Are Investors Undervaluing Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Right Now?

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Are Investors Undervaluing Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Right Now?

Zacks Investment Research

Implied Volatility Surging for Barnes & Noble Education Stock Options

Investors need to pay close attention to BNED stock based on the movements in the options market lately.

Implied Volatility Surging for Barnes & Noble Education Stock Options

Barnes & Noble Education: Improving Fundamentals

Barnes & Noble Education is pivoting its operations from being a legacy bookstore retailer to being an infrastructure layer for inclusive programs that aim at making educational materials more affordable. This business model comes with recurring revenue, higher sales volume, and more predictable pricing. In fact, this is the part of the business that is currently holding up BNED's growth. But the current sales multiple still prices BNED like a legacy retailer, showing no appreciation of this shift. I expect the mispricing to correct once the financial outlook further improves.

Barnes & Noble Education: Improving Fundamentals

Barnes & Noble Education: The Price Already Accounts For Guidance Missing

Barnes & Noble Education is rated buy, as current valuation appears to price in a guidance miss despite contracted fall enrollment being up 25%. Q1 FY27 showed improved margins and reduced overhead, but revenue growth lagged at 0.8%, with First Day program gains offset by declines elsewhere. Management maintained FY27 adjusted EBITDA guidance ($85–92M), but achieving the midpoint requires significant incremental profit from higher student participation.

Barnes & Noble Education: The Price Already Accounts For Guidance Missing

Zacks Investment Research

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Reports Q1 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.37 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.5. This compares to a loss of $0.47 per share a year ago.

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Reports Q1 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates

Barnes & Noble Education Reports Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Financial Results

Quarterly Results Reflect Improved Profitability, First Day® Complete Growth and Continued Balance Sheet Progress

Barnes & Noble Education Reports Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Financial Results

Zacks Investment Research

Should Value Investors Buy Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Stock?

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Should Value Investors Buy Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Stock?

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