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Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
$12.19 -1.01 (-7.65%) At close · Jul 2
Market Cap
$418.07M
Shares
34,296,119

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$12.19 Open$13.09 Day$12.02–13.21 52W$5.90–14.75 Avg vol 30d350K Short int2.0M · 5.9% float · 5.9d Short vol23% Last earningsJun 24, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Mar 10
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
Technical · trend & momentum Buy
50 / 200-day cross no cross
+ Price vs 200-day avg +30% above
+ Price vs 50-day avg +14% above
RSI (14) 55 · neutral
+ MACD trend positive
52-week position 71% · mid-range
Sentiment · smart money Bullish
Trend (MA cross) 50d $11 › 200d $9 — 50d above 200d
+ Institutional flow +8% holders QoQ · +21 funds added
Insider flow No net insider activity over 90 days
+ Short interest 5.90% of float · ▼ -12.9% MoM · 5.9 days cover
Volume signal Volume near normal
+ Institution breadth 90 holders — near 2-yr high, broad support
Fundamentals Fair
Revenue growth +3% Y/Y
Gross margin 21%, contracting
+ EPS growth +91% Y/Y
Free cash flow $-98.3M
+ Buyback $26.7M remaining
Balance sheet net debt $94.0M

Blended from price, positioning & fundamentals · daily-close · not investment advice.

Up next
Next earnings call
Sep 13, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ1-27 quarter ends
~Aug 3, 2026 Est
filed Mar 10, 2026

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
0 · 3 · 3
50 / 200-day cross
no cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+30% above Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+14% above Bullish
RSI (14)
55 · neutral Neutral
MACD trend
positive Bullish
52-week position
71% · mid-range Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $11 › 200d $9 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+8% holders QoQ · +21 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
5.90% of float · ▼ -12.9% MoM · 5.9 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
90 holders — near 2-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
52-wk low $6 Now $12 · 71% 52-wk high $15
vs 200-day avg +30% vs 50-day avg +14%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY
Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $61.9M First Nine Months FY2026
BNC First Day program revenue increase $71.3M Q3 FY2026
Campus stores utilizing First Day Complete 237 spring 2026 academic term
Gross Comparable Store Sales $86.3M First Nine Months FY2026
Student enrollment in First Day Complete 1.25M spring 2026 academic term
First Day Complete enrollment growth 22.2% fall 2025 academic term
First Day Complete total enrollment 1.1M fall 2025 academic term
Total Net Debt $110.8M as of November 1, 2025

Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

Versus peers

Specialty Retail — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
BNED
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
this stock
$418.07M +32.6% +2.7% 5.9%
CASY
Caseys General Stores Inc
$29.51B +44.4% +10.2% 41.6 3.8%
DKS
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
$28.70B +20.1% +28.1% 31.2 8.2%
WSM
Williams Sonoma Inc
$26.79B +27.8% +1.2% 25.5 6.2%
ULTA
Ulta Beauty, Inc.
$19.83B -23.7% +9.7% 17.3 4.9%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
90
% held
72.3%
Net QoQ
+249.6K sh
Top holder
IMMERSION CORP
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
91
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
2.0M
Days to cover
5.9d
Change
-300.8K sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
23%
As of
Jul 2, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
12
Value
$130
As of
Jun 11, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
45.8%
Week of
May 4, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$1.6B
Net income (FY)
$-65.8M
EPS diluted
$-2.50
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Buybacks
Authorized
$50.0M
Remaining
$26.7M
Spent Remaining
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Jun 24, 2026
This year
8
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Proposed Sales
Value
$27.6K
Shares
2.2K
Filed
Jul 2, 2026
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jun 24, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
Barnes & Noble Education Announce…
Published
Jun 24, 2026
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
BNED -9.2% +18.6% +46.5% -3.0% +32.6%
SPY +1.4% -1.3% +8.0% -0.3% +9.2%
vs SPY -10.7% +19.8% +38.5% -2.7% +23.4%

Capital returns

Buyback program · as of Jan 31, 2026
Authorized
$50.00M
Spent (derived)
$23.33M
Remaining
$26.67M
Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1634117 CUSIP 06777U200 Visit website Investor relations