Northland Securities Forecasts BNED FY2026 Earnings

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (NYSE:BNED) – Research analysts at Northland Securities issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Barnes & Noble Education in a report released on Wednesday, June 10th. Northland Securities analyst O. Rickert expects that the specialty retailer will post earnings of $0.23 per share for the year. Northland Securities has a “Outperform” rating and a $17.00 price objective on the stock. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Barnes & Noble Education’s Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.16) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.52) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.11) EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.40 EPS.

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Barnes & Noble Education in a research note on Friday, April 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $17.00.

Barnes & Noble Education Price Performance

BNED opened at $11.70 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $401.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -36.57 and a beta of 1.32. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $10.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.23. Barnes & Noble Education has a 1 year low of $5.90 and a 1 year high of $12.21.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Barnes & Noble Education

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Kanen Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Barnes & Noble Education by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Kanen Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,423,782 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $30,232,000 after purchasing an additional 23,800 shares during the period. Windward Management LP bought a new stake in Barnes & Noble Education in the 4th quarter valued at about $15,623,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Barnes & Noble Education by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,027,599 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $10,225,000 after acquiring an additional 67,365 shares during the period. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. raised its stake in Barnes & Noble Education by 186.5% in the 4th 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 period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Barnes & Noble Education by 323.8% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 516,521 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $6,079,000 after acquiring an additional 394,630 shares during the period. 38.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Barnes & Noble Education

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.