Barnes & Noble Education stock forecast
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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Stock Forecast & Price Target
BNED Analyst Ratings
BNED Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$17.25▲(34.35% Upside)Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts
| Price Target | Article | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Rickert | Northland Securities | $18.50 | buy | 44.08%Upside | Reiterated | 10/21/26 | ||
| Ryan MacDonald | Needham | $16 | buy | 24.61%Upside | Reiterated | 09/09/26 |
| Rating | Article | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen RickertNorthland Securities | BuyReiterated$18.50 | 10/21/26 | 44.08%Upside | ||
| Ryan MacDonaldNeedham | BuyReiterated$16 | 09/09/26 | 24.61%Upside |
Best Analysts Covering Barnes & Noble Education
Copying Ryan MacDonald's trades and holding each position for 3 Months would result in 37.50% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of -0.84% per trade.
Copying Ryan MacDonald's trades and holding each position for 1 Year would result in 18.75% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of -31.94% per trade.
Copying Ryan MacDonald's trades and holding each position for 2 Years would result in 12.50% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of -50.74% per trade.
BNED Analyst Recommendation Trends
| Rating | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 | Oct 26 | Nov 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Buy | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Hold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| total | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
In the current month, BNED has received 3 Buy Ratings, 0 Hold Ratings, and 0 Sell Ratings. BNED average Analyst price target in the past 3 months is 17.25.
BNED Financial Forecast
BNED Earnings Forecast
Next quarter’s earnings estimate for BNED is $0.86 with a range of $0.67 to $1.05. The previous quarter’s EPS was -$0.38. Its overall industry beat the EPS estimate 50.54% of the time in the past 12 months.
BNED Sales Forecast
Next quarter’s sales forecast for BNED is $672.90M with a range of $666.49M to $679.30M. The previous quarter’s sales results were $290.60M. Its overall industry beat sales estimates 63.11% of the time in the past 12 months.
