What is Northland Securities’ Estimate for BNED Q1 Earnings?

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (NYSE:BNED) – Equities researchers at Northland Securities increased their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Barnes & Noble Education in a report released on Friday, July 10th. Northland Securities analyst O. Rickert now forecasts that the specialty retailer will earn ($0.50) per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of ($0.52). The consensus estimate for Barnes & Noble Education’s current full-year earnings is $0.71 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Barnes & Noble Education’s Q3 2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.25) EPS.

Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 9th. The specialty retailer reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.03. Barnes & Noble Education had a return on equity of 7.92% and a net margin of 0.98%.The business had revenue of $267.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $267.55 million.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC raised Barnes & Noble Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $16.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Barnes & Noble Education from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, July 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Barnes & Noble Education in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Barnes & Noble Education to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.25.

Barnes & Noble Education Stock Performance

NYSE BNED opened at $12.45 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. Barnes & Noble Education has a twelve month low of $5.90 and a twelve month high of $14.75. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $10.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.75. The firm has a market cap of $431.23 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.49 and a beta of 1.29.

Barnes & Noble Education Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 16th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 16th.

Insider Activity at Barnes & Noble Education

In other news, CFO Jason Snagusky sold 2,237 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.61, for a total value of $25,971.57. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 76,762 shares in the company, valued at $891,206.82. The trade was a 2.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 5,513 shares of company stock valued at $65,973. Company insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Barnes & Noble Education

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BNED. Kanen Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Barnes & Noble Education by 0.7% in the first quarter. Kanen Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,423,782 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $30,232,000 after acquiring an additional 23,800 shares in the last quarter. Windward Management LP purchased a new stake in Barnes & Noble Education during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $15,623,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Barnes & Noble Education by 7.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,027,599 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $10,225,000 after purchasing an additional 67,365 shares during the period. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. lifted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 573,992 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 394,630 shares during the last quarter. 38.51% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.