BNED FY2026 EPS Estimate Boosted by Northland Securities

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (NYSE:BNED) – Analysts at Northland Securities boosted their FY2026 earnings estimates for Barnes & Noble Education in a report issued on Friday, June 26th. Northland Securities analyst O. Rickert now expects that the specialty retailer will earn $0.46 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast 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.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC raised Barnes & Noble Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $16.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday. Zacks Research raised Barnes & Noble Education to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Barnes & Noble Education in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Barnes & Noble Education has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $17.25.

Barnes & Noble Education Trading Down 0.8%

NYSE:BNED opened at $13.63 on Tuesday. 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 company has a market cap of $467.61 million, a PE ratio of -42.60 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.46.

Institutional Trading of Barnes & Noble Education

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BNED. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in Barnes & Noble Education by 261.1% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,972 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 2,872 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in shares of Barnes & Noble Education by 205.5% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 4,326 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 2,910 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of Barnes & Noble Education by 1,412.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 6,139 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 5,733 shares in the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Barnes & Noble Education in the 1st quarter worth $73,000. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. bought a new position in Barnes & Noble Education in the 2nd quarter worth $96,000. 38.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Barnes & Noble Education Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced 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. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 16th.

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.