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Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail

$11.59

Up+$0.29 (+2.50%)

Updated Oct 1, 2026, 4:55 PM

SID Score

5.3/10

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Market cap
311.42M
P/E ratio
-5.15
Dividend yield
1.38%
52-week range
$7.96 – $14.75
Volume
163.47K
Avg. volume
341.71K

Price performance · BNED

BNED price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Sep 30, 2026

BNED closed at $11.59 after 20 trading sessions, down 4.37% for the selected period.

Last close
$11.59
Period change
-4.37%
Period low
$10.47
Period high
$12.72
Daily close
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BNED OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Sep 30, 2026$11.45$11.70$11.44$11.59163.47K
Sep 29, 2026$11.35$11.49$11.225$11.38163.25K
Sep 28, 2026$11.12$11.25$10.94$11.18180.73K
Sep 25, 2026$11.18$11.41$11.02$11.33138.77K
Sep 24, 2026$11.27$11.34$10.97$11.13198.59K
Sep 23, 2026$11.04$11.23$10.791$11.21162.95K
Sep 22, 2026$10.96$11.175$10.9088$11.13211.12K
Sep 21, 2026$10.64$10.87$10.53$10.74196.04K
Sep 18, 2026$10.69$10.70$10.504$10.64385.63K
Sep 17, 2026$10.64$10.7952$10.48$10.66169.54K
Sep 16, 2026$10.73$10.78$10.465$10.47252.82K
Sep 15, 2026$11.01$11.025$10.73$10.77247.82K
Sep 14, 2026$11.22$11.3708$10.79$10.99367.19K
Sep 11, 2026$11.10$11.49$10.88$11.23262.89K
Sep 10, 2026$10.80$11.445$10.77$10.92384.5K
Sep 9, 2026$11.80$11.85$10.72$10.831.08M
Sep 8, 2026$12.70$12.79$12.04$12.25351.84K
Sep 4, 2026$12.08$12.81$12.08$12.72204.46K
Sep 3, 2026$12.23$12.48$11.955$12.20271.76K
Sep 2, 2026$11.87$12.32$11.87$12.12170.14K

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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
Sep 9, 2026NeedhamBuy—
Jun 26, 2026NeedhamBuy—
Jun 10, 2026Northland Capital MarketsOutperform—
May 24, 2024NeedhamHold—
Apr 17, 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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