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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy2 Buy0 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 2 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 2 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $17.25, the highest $18.50, the lowest $16.00. The average is +33.2% from the last price of $12.95.
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI xAi Specialty RetailxAI Grok-4 | TipRanks - xAI | $14.50 → $14.00−3.4% | Buy | +8.1% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 09:06 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Specialty RetailDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $14.50 → $14.00−3.4% | Hold | +8.1% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 09:06 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Specialty RetailOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $14.00 → $13.50−3.6% | Hold | +4.2% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 09:06 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Specialty RetailAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $12.00 → $13.50+12.5% | Hold | +4.2% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI Google Specialty RetailGemini 3.1Pro | TipRanks - Google | $12.50 → $14.50+16.0% | Buy | +12.0% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Specialty RetailPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $12.50 → $14.50+16.0% | Buy | +12.0% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| Ryan MacDonald★★★★★★★★★★#12366 · hits 37% · avg −11.1% | Needham | $16.00 | Buy | +23.6% | Reiterated | 09.09.26on TipRanks 12:15 | −11.1%next day +1.4% · 5 days −2.2% | ↗ |
| Owen Rickert★★★★★★★★★★#3477 · hits 56% · avg +7.0% | Northland Securities | $18.50 | Buy | +42.9% | Reiterated | 09.09.26on TipRanks 08:08 | −11.1%next day +1.4% · 5 days −2.2% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Barnes & Noble Education
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $17.25 at a price of $11.59 (+48.8%); now: $17.25 at $12.95 (+33.2%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Buy | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Hold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 09.12.26 (Q2 2027, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.86 (from $0.67 to $1.05). Last quarter: $-0.38.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $673M (from $666M to $679M). Last quarter: $291M.
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About Barnes & Noble Education
- CEO: Jonathan Shar
- Employees: 3,613
- 180 Park Avenue, Florham Park, NJ, 07932, US
- www.bned.com
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions primarily in the United States. The company sells and rents new and used print textbooks, digital textbooks, and publisher hosted digital courseware through physical and virtual bookstores, as well as directly to students through Textbooks.com. In addition, it offers First Day and First Day Complete access programs; and general merchandise, including collegiate and athletic apparel, school spirit products, lifestyle and wellness products, technology products, supplies, graduation products, and convenience items. Further, the company sources, sells, and distributes new and used textbooks; and sells hardware and a software suite of applications that provides inventory management and point-of-sale solutions to college bookstores. Additionally, it offers direct-to-student services. It operates physical college and university bookstores; virtual bookstores; True Spirit e apparel and spirit shop e-commerce websites; pop-up retail locations; customized cafés and stand-alone convenience stores; and a media channel for brands targeting the college demographic. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey.
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