In last trading session, Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE:BNED) saw 0.37 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 1.78. Company’s recent per share price level of $8.75 trading at -$0.65 or -6.91% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $297.97M. That closing price of BNED’s stock is at a discount of -1442.86% from its 52-week high price of $135.00 and is indicating a premium of 30.86% from its 52-week low price of $6.05. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 0.34 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 396.30K if we extend that period to 3-months.
For Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Hold while assigning it a mean rating of 3.00. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 1 analysts covering the stock, 0 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 1 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 0 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight. The company is expected to be making an EPS of -0.81 in the current quarter.
Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE:BNED) trade information
Upright in the red during last session for losing -6.91%, in the last five days BNED remained trading in the red while hitting it’s week-highest on Tuesday, 04/01/25 when the stock touched $8.75 price level, adding 19.5% to its value on the day. Barnes & Noble Education Inc’s shares saw a change of -12.85% in year-to-date performance and have moved -13.37% in past 5-day. Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE:BNED) showed a performance of -3.10% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 0.92 million shares which calculate 2.22 days to cover the short interests.
Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 2.38 to the stock, which implies a fall of -268.42% to its current value. Analysts have been projecting 0.75 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 4. It follows that stock’s current price would jump 91.43% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a gain of 91.43% for stock’s current value.
Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED) estimates and forecasts
This year revenue growth is estimated to rise 0.70% from the last financial year’s standing.
1 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of 244.61M for the same.
Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of -19.60% during past 5 years.
Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE:BNED)’s Major holders
Insiders are in possession of 13.59% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 67.21 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 77.78%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 67.21% institutions for Barnes & Noble Education Inc that are currently holding shares of the company. SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP is the top institutional holder at BNED for having 0.34 million shares of worth $2.18 million. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 2.5187 of the company’s outstanding shares.
The second largest institutional holder is BLACKROCK INC., which was holding about 0.12 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 0.8632 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $0.75 million.
On the other hand, World Funds Trust-Philotimo Focused Growth and Income Fund and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Dec 31, 2024 , the former fund manager was holding 600.43 shares of worth $5.25 million or 1.76% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 471.2 shares on Dec 31, 2024 , making its stake of worth around $4.12 million in the company or a holder of 1.38% of company’s stock.
