Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED – Get Free Report) saw unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Traders bought 2,852 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 192% compared to the average daily volume of 976 call options.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts have weighed in on BNED shares. StockNews.com lowered Barnes & Noble Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 28th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Barnes & Noble Education in a report on Friday, January 12th. Finally, Craig Hallum restated a “hold” rating and issued a $1.25 target price (down from $3.00) on shares of Barnes & Noble Education in a research note on Thursday, January 11th.
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Barnes & Noble Education Stock Performance
Shares of BNED stock traded down $0.38 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $0.32. 10,379,878 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,227,849. Barnes & Noble Education has a fifty-two week low of $0.18 and a fifty-two week high of $2.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 0.90. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $0.75 and its 200-day moving average is $1.00.
Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 12th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter. Barnes & Noble Education had a negative return on equity of 51.52% and a negative net margin of 5.22%. The company had revenue of $456.67 million for the quarter.
Barnes & Noble Education Company Profile
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions in the United States. It operates through Retail and Wholesale segments. The company sells and rents new and used print textbooks, digital textbooks, and publisher hosted digital courseware through physical and virtual bookstores, as well as directly to students through Textbooks.com.
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