Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED)Consumer Cyclical | Specialty Retail | Florham Park, United States | NYSE
12.95 USD
-0.20
(-1.521%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 12.95 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:30 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is cautiously optimistic, driven by a sharp technical rebound where the stock has recovered nearly 20% from its 52-week low and is trading above its 200-day moving average. This momentum is reinforced by a distinct lack of downside protection in the options chain, with traders buying calls at strikes far above the current price while ignoring puts entirely. However, this short-term bounce masks severe long-term structural issues; the company has suffered a catastrophic 99% decline in value over the last decade, reflecting a broken business model rather than a temporary dislocation. While the balance sheet shows some cash reserves, the persistent operating losses and minimal revenue growth suggest the core retail operation is struggling to adapt. The dividend yield of 2.7% is attractive but represents a modest payout relative to the massive capital destruction seen in recent years, offering little safety against further fundamental deterioration. Investors should view the current rally as a speculative trade based on potential restructuring or niche growth, not as a return to the company's former glory. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.054862 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.054863 |
| MSTL | 0.064897 |
| AutoTheta | 0.075750 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 6.18 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.452 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.82 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-10-13 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-10-13 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 98.146 |
| Revenue per Share | 49.847 |
| Market Cap | 448,911,488 |
| Trailing P/E | 20.23 |
| Forward P/E | 12.82 |
| Beta | 1.46 |
| Profit Margins | 1.29% |
| Website | https://www.bned.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:30 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move, evidenced by heavy out-of-the-money call open interest at strikes significantly above the current price (17.5 and 20.0), while put activity remains negligible and concentrated only at the money. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term expirations, suggesting a belief in increased price fluctuation rather than a crash.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | 0.08 | 0.638978 |
| 2026-07-16 | 0.08 | 0.638978 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.36459434 |
| Address1 | 180 Park Avenue |
| Address2 | Suite 301 |
| All Time High | 1,598.0 |
| All Time Low | 5.9 |
| Ask | 12.94 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 252,560 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 248,934 |
| Average Volume | 248,934 |
| Average Volume10Days | 252,560 |
| Beta | 1.457 |
| Bid | 8.02 |
| Bid Size | 800 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 8.03 |
| City | Florham Park |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,798,675,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 12.95 |
| Current Ratio | 1.663 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 13.245 |
| Day Low | 12.75 |
| Debt To Equity | 98.146 |
| Display Name | Barnes & Noble Education |
| Dividend Date | 1,793,232,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.32 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.47 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,788,897,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,897,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,897,600 |
| Ebitda | 74,125,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.043169998 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 9.637 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.416 |
| Enterprise Value | 714,315,520 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.11 |
| Eps Forward | 1.01 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.64 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,791,936,000 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 11.832 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.118 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.09448952 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 36.459435 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 14.75 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.8000002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.12203391 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 5.9 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.0499997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.1949152 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 5.9 - 14.75 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,437,658,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 18,557,204 |
| Forward Eps | 1.01 |
| Forward P E | 12.821782 |
| Free Cashflow | 52,926,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 2,365 |
| Fullday Change | -0.19999981 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.5209111 |
| Fullday Price | 12.95 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.21420999 |
| Gross Profits | 367,838,016 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.07101 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.92713 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 34,664,980 |
| Industry | Specialty Retail |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Retail |
| Industry Key | specialty-retail |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,791,936,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.08 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,777,680,000 |
| Last Split Date | 1,718,150,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:100 |
| Long Business Summary | Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions primarily in the United States. The company engages in the sale and rental of course materials, including new and used print textbooks, digital textbooks, and publisher-hosted digital courseware through its physical and virtual bookstores. It also provides BNC FIRST DAY affordable access course material programs comprising First Day and First Day Complete, which provide faculty-required course materials on or before the first day of class at below-market rates; and general merchandise, including collegiate and athletic apparel, custom-branded school spirit products, lifestyle and wellness products, technology products, supplies, graduation products, and convenience items. In addition, the company sells hardware and a software suite of applications that provide inventory management and point-of-sale solutions to college bookstores. Further, it offers brand marketing programs; on-site installation for point-of-sale terminals and servers; and technical assistance through user training and its support center facility. The company operates physical college and university bookstores; virtual bookstores; True Spirit apparel and spirit shop e-commerce websites; pop-up retail locations; customized cafés and stand-alone convenience stores; and a media channel for brands targeting the college demographic. It serves public, state, private, community college, trade and technical, for-profit, and online education institutions. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey. |
| Long Name | Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 448,911,488 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_286180590 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,785,542,400 |
| Net Income To Common | 22,229,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,809,216,000 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 388,594,425 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 13.18 |
| Operating Cashflow | 64,791,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.05939 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.125 |
| Phone | 908 991 2665 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 12.95 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,180,846 |
| Previous Close | 13.15 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 11.666666 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.6127024 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.26141986 |
| Profit Margins | 0.012940001 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.517 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.2 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.52091 |
| Regular Market Day High | 13.245 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 12.75 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 12.75 - 13.245 |
| Regular Market Open | 13.18 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 13.15 |
| Regular Market Price | 12.95 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 219,244 |
| Return On Assets | 0.02949 |
| Return On Equity | 0.083129995 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.008 |
| Revenue Per Share | 49.847 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 34,664,980 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0544 |
| Shares Short | 1,885,210 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,464,351 |
| Short Name | Barnes & Noble Education, Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.081599995 |
| Short Ratio | 6.77 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NJ |
| Symbol | BNED |
| Target High Price | 18.5 |
| Target Low Price | 16.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 17.25 |
| Target Median Price | 17.25 |
| Total Cash | 7,806,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.225 |
| Total Debt | 273,209,984 |
| Total Revenue | 1,717,204,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.08 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.00608365 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.64 |
| Trailing P E | 20.234375 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 10.4895 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.4604998 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.23456788 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 219,244 |
| Website | https://www.bned.com |
| Zip | 7,932 |