BNED FY2026 EPS Estimate Raised by Northland Securities

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (NYSE:BNED) – Investment analysts at Northland Securities increased their FY2026 EPS estimates for Barnes & Noble Education in a research note issued to investors on Friday, June 26th. Northland Securities analyst O. Rickert now expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings per share of $0.46 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.23. The consensus estimate for Barnes & Noble Education’s current full-year earnings is $0.23 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Barnes & Noble Education’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.09) EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS.

BNED has been the topic of a number of other reports. Zacks Research raised Barnes & Noble Education to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Barnes & Noble Education in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upgraded shares of Barnes & Noble Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $16.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.25.

Barnes & Noble Education Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of NYSE:BNED opened at $13.63 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $467.61 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.60 and a beta of 1.32. Barnes & Noble Education has a 12-month low of $5.90 and a 12-month high of $14.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Barnes & Noble Education Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 16th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 16th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Barnes & Noble Education

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BNED. Kanen Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Barnes & Noble Education by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Kanen Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,423,782 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $30,232,000 after purchasing an additional 23,800 shares in the last quarter. Windward Management LP bought a new position in shares of Barnes & Noble Education during the fourth quarter valued at $15,623,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Barnes & Noble Education by 7.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,027,599 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $10,225,000 after buying an additional 67,365 shares during the last quarter. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. boosted its position in shares of Barnes & Noble Education by 186.5% during the fourth quarter. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 881,799 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $8,104,000 after buying an additional 573,992 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Barnes & Noble Education by 323.8% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 516,521 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $6,079,000 after buying an additional 394,630 shares in the last quarter. 38.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Barnes & Noble Education Company Profile

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (NYSE: BNED) is a leading provider of educational products and services to the higher education community. The company operates retail campus bookstores under Barnes & Noble College, offering course materials, general merchandise, and digital content. In addition, Barnes & Noble Education delivers educational technology solutions through its digital learning platform and supplemental courseware.

Originally part of Barnes & Noble, Inc, the company completed its spin-off and initial public offering in February 2015 to focus exclusively on college retail and digital learning.