The stock price of Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE: BNED) has surged by 6.06 when compared to previous closing price of 10.06, but the company has seen a -5.99% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-12-12 that Barnes & Noble Education reported decent Q2/FY2025 results, driven by strong growth in First Day program contributions and ongoing cost savings initiatives. While revenues were down slightly due to additional store closures, Adjusted EBITDA of $66 million increased by more than 30% on a year-over-year basis. However, persistent shareholder dilution in combination with a lack of investor communication and recent key executive resignations is keeping my from getting more constructive on the shares.
Is It Worth Investing in Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE: BNED) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.15. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for BNED is 8.97M, and at present, short sellers hold a 11.91% of that float. On December 26, 2024, the average trading volume of BNED was 373.46K shares.
BNED’s Market Performance
BNED stock saw an increase of -5.99% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 2.79% and a quarterly increase of 16.10%. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.57%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 10.68% for Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.96% for BNED stock, with a simple moving average of -49.35% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BNED
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BNED stocks, with Needham repeating the rating for BNED by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for BNED in the upcoming period, according to Needham is $9 based on the research report published on March 10, 2021 of the previous year 2021.
Craig Hallum, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BNED reach a price target of $4, previously predicting the price at $2.50. The rating they have provided for BNED stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 04th, 2020.
BNED Trading at 1.37% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BNED to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -95.28% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 10.68%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.57%, as shares surge +0.95% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.90% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BNED fell by -6.17%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -82.79% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.23. In addition, Barnes & Noble Education Inc saw -92.84% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BNED starting from Lids Holdings, Inc., who sale 1,500,000 shares at the price of $11.25 back on Dec 16 ’24. After this action, Lids Holdings, Inc. now owns 2,976,614 shares of Barnes & Noble Education Inc, valued at $16,875,000 using the latest closing price.
Singer Eric, the Director of Barnes & Noble Education Inc, purchase 18,000 shares at $8.15 during a trade that took place back on Jul 16 ’24, which means that Singer Eric is holding 112,441 shares at $146,630 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BNED
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for Barnes & Noble Education Inc stands at -0.06. The total capital return value is set at -0.06. Equity return is now at value -56.10, with -7.94 for asset returns.
Based on Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED), the company’s capital structure generated 0.55 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.24. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.98.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 18.63 million with net debt to EBITDA at -477.54. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.36. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.65for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.31.
Conclusion
To sum up, Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
