Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) will likely be posting its Q1 2027 results before the market opens on Thursday, September 3rd. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of ($0.48) per share and revenue of $306.6560 million for the quarter. Individuals can check the company’s upcoming Q1 2027 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.

Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 9th. The specialty retailer reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $267.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $267.55 million. Barnes & Noble Education had a return on equity of 7.92% and a net margin of 0.98%.

Barnes & Noble Education Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of NYSE BNED opened at $11.79 on Wednesday. Barnes & Noble Education has a 52-week low of $5.90 and a 52-week high of $14.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.71. The business has a fifty day moving average of $12.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.56. The stock has a market cap of $408.76 million, a PE ratio of 25.09 and a beta of 1.27.

Barnes & Noble Education Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 16th were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 16th. Barnes & Noble Education’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 68.09%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Needham & Company LLC upgraded shares of Barnes & Noble Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $16.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Barnes & Noble Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Barnes & Noble Education from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Zacks Research upgraded Barnes & Noble Education to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $18.50 target price on Barnes & Noble Education in a report on Friday, June 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $17.25.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Jason Snagusky sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.64, for a total transaction of $63,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 71,762 shares in the company, valued at approximately $907,071.68. This represents a 6.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders have sold 10,513 shares of company stock worth $129,173 in the last quarter. 1.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Barnes & Noble Education by 15.1% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 64,070 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $589,000 after buying an additional 8,418 shares during the last quarter. Kanen Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Barnes & Noble Education by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Kanen Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,399,982 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $30,811,000 after acquiring an additional 312,054 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Barnes & Noble Education during the fourth quarter valued at $298,000. Windward Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Barnes & Noble Education during the fourth quarter valued at $15,623,000. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in Barnes & Noble Education by 261.1% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,972 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 2,872 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.51% of the company’s stock.

Barnes & Noble Education Company Profile

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.