Q2 EPS Estimates for BNED Raised by Northland Securities

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (NYSE:BNED) – Research analysts at Northland Securities lifted their Q2 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Barnes & Noble Education in a research report issued on Friday, June 26th. Northland Securities analyst O. Rickert now forecasts that the specialty retailer will earn $0.71 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.63. 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 Q3 2027 earnings at $0.46 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Barnes & Noble Education in a report on Friday, April 10th. Needham & Company LLC raised shares of Barnes & Noble Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $16.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Barnes & Noble Education to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.25.

Barnes & Noble Education Price Performance

BNED stock opened at $13.72 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $10.49 and a 200-day moving average of $9.43. 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 has a 12 month low of $5.90 and a 12 month high of $14.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $470.66 million, a P/E ratio of -42.88 and a beta of 1.32.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BNED. Kanen Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Barnes & Noble Education by 30.6% during the 1st quarter. Kanen Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,090,043 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $32,445,000 after acquiring an additional 724,683 shares during the last quarter. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. increased its stake in Barnes & Noble Education by 186.5% in 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 acquiring an additional 573,992 shares during the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. raised its position in Barnes & Noble Education by 2.9% during the third quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 296,046 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,946,000 after purchasing an additional 8,462 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Barnes & Noble Education during the third quarter valued at about $204,000. Finally, DCF Advisers LLC lifted its stake in Barnes & Noble Education by 6.3% during the third quarter. DCF Advisers LLC now owns 229,443 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,283,000 after purchasing an additional 13,500 shares during the last quarter. 38.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Barnes & Noble Education Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 16th will be issued 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%.

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.