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Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.

BNEDSpecialty Retail
$12.72
+0.52 (+4.26%)
Current price
EarningsLatest report: Jan 31, 2026
HIGHER-RISK PROFILECautionConfidence: 70%

Quantitative profile — not an investment recommendation.

Quantitative profile — not an investment recommendation.Methodology
Analysis thesis: Caution is warranted. Recent ratios show weaknesses that may limit returns unless fundamentals improve.
Market Cap
$440.92M
Growth
-3.0%
Cash Flow
2/5
Trend
Volatile
Evidence
Healthy liquidity · 1.67Weak profitability
Financial data as of: Jan 31, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCLast earnings update: Mar 10, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCLast profile update: Aug 5, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC

Company Snapshot

Key valuation, quality, financial strength, momentum and analyst data.

Price$12.72
Change4.26%
Shares Out34.66M
Market Cap$440.92M
Enterprise Value$642.84M
52W Range5.90 - 12.05
Beta1.37
P/E-44.97
P/S0.26
P/B1.52
P/FCF63.11
EV/Sales0.37

Investment DNA

How strong this company looks for long-term investors

50
out of 100
Business Quality
Margins, moat, returns
22/100
Financial Strength
Debt, cash, stability
47/100
Growth Potential
Revenue and expansion
58/100
Price Attractiveness
Cheap or expensive today
95/100
Why this score
Healthy liquidity · 1.67Weak profitability

Analyst view

Analyst sentiment and price target

BNED
Analyst sentiment
Based on 3 analyst votes · 2026-09-05
67/100
Neutral
Bullish
1
Hold
2
Bearish
0
Price Target
2026-06-25
Low
$17.00
Mean
$17.00
Median
$17.00
High
$17.00

Company Overview

IPO: 7/23/2015
Industry: Specialty Retail
P/B i: 1.52
Debt / Equity i: 1.04
Operating Margin: 0.99%
Net Margin: -4.09%
ROE i: -
ROIC: -

Financial Health

Score9 / 20
Debt / Equity: 1.04
Current Ratio: 1.67
Quick Ratio: 0.50
Status: Moderate

Warnings

  • Weak quick ratio

Insider Transactions

Recent executive and insider activity

1 high-volume insider sell detected
Snagusky Jason
Transaction: 03/13/2026
SELL
Change
-17
Price
$8.11
Filing
03/17/2026
Type
SELL
SHAR JONATHAN
Transaction: 03/13/2026
SELL
Change
-81
Price
$8.11
Filing
03/17/2026
Type
SELL
MARTIN WILLIAM C
Transaction: 03/11/2026
BUY
Change
+23,867
Price
Not reported
Filing
03/13/2026
Type
BUY