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Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail

$12.05

Up+$0.25 (+2.07%)

Updated Aug 13, 2026, 6:50 PM

SID Score

6.1/10

Composite research score

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Market cap
311.42M
P/E ratio
-5.15
Dividend yield
0.66%
52-week range
$7.96 – $14.75
Volume
253.76K
Avg. volume
341.71K

Price performance

BNED price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

BNED closed at $12.05 after 21 trading sessions, down 5.19% for the selected period.

Last close
$12.05
Period change
-5.19%
Period low
$11.83
Period high
$13.03
Daily close
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BNED OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Aug 12, 2026$12.58$12.61$11.94$12.05253.76K
Aug 11, 2026$12.95$12.95$12.49$12.57184.82K
Aug 10, 2026$12.58$13.1155$12.4814$12.82169.53K
Aug 7, 2026$12.71$12.87$12.55$12.8090.76K
Aug 6, 2026$12.87$12.87$12.41$12.64161.92K
Aug 5, 2026$12.93$12.93$12.52$12.68150.69K
Aug 4, 2026$13.10$13.11$12.7801$12.89214.81K
Aug 3, 2026$12.44$12.97$11.845$12.90194.96K
Jul 31, 2026$12.33$12.48$12.1036$12.44143.52K
Jul 30, 2026$12.66$12.66$12.22$12.42125.19K
Jul 29, 2026$12.94$13.15$12.42$12.56228.97K
Jul 28, 2026$13.10$13.22$12.64$13.03243.13K
Jul 27, 2026$12.04$12.92$12.04$12.84368.23K
Jul 24, 2026$11.81$11.935$11.64$11.88243.99K
Jul 23, 2026$11.77$11.935$11.60$11.83339.83K
Jul 22, 2026$12.27$12.35$11.81$11.90396.49K
Jul 21, 2026$12.51$12.56$12.00$12.35505.81K
Jul 20, 2026$12.47$12.76$12.45$12.60275.08K
Jul 17, 2026$12.24$12.81$12.24$12.60294.76K
Jul 16, 2026$12.67$12.862$12.285$12.52321.04K
Jul 15, 2026$12.45$12.795$12.38$12.71352.4K

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Overview

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Company profile

Barnes & Noble Education Inc is an operator of bookstores in college and university campuses across the United States. The company is also engaged in providing digital education services. It operates in three reportable segments that include Retail offers existing and prospective clients the flexibility of physical, virtual, or custom store solutions, and wholesale is comprised of the wholesale and virtual retail fulfillment, and support operations of the MBS subsidiary, also Corporate Services represent unallocated shared-service costs which include corporate level expenses and other governance functions, including executive functions, such as accounting, legal, treasury, information technology, and human resources. It earns majority of the revenue from Retail segment.

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Average target
$2.38
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BNED recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Jun 26, 2026NeedhamBuy
Jun 10, 2026Northland Capital MarketsOutperform
May 24, 2024NeedhamHold
Apr 17, 2024NeedhamHold
Jan 12, 2024NeedhamHold
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businesswire.com · Dec 4, 2025

BNED Investigation: Investors Encouraged to Contact Kirby McInerney LLP

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The law firm of Kirby McInerney LLP reminds investors its investigation on behalf of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (“Barnes & Noble” or the “Company”) (NYSE:BNED) investors concerning the Company's and/or members of its senior management's possible violation of the federal securities laws or other unlawful business practices. [LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION] What Happened? On July 18, 2025, Barnes & Noble disclosed that “[c]ertain information regardin.

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