BNED
Barnes Noble EducationBNYSE / Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
Last Price
At close
2026-07-22
Current thesis
BNC First Day continues to scale, driving higher-margin services revenue and improved unit economics; sequential margin recovery and stronger back-to-school contract wins lift multiples toward specialty-retail peers, supporting upside to $15.
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Momentum
What changed
Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +1.0.
What can break
Brick-and-mortar traffic decline and fixed-cost leverage
Momentum
89
Value
50
Sentiment
34
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $10.50 · Bull $15.00 · Bear $5.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-22
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-22 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-22 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-04-12 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-22
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-22
Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $17.25
Why
Momentum89 · Δ7d +1.0
Value50 · Δ7d +0.1
Sentiment34 · Δ7d -0.1
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals
Momentum
89
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
+1.0
Δ21d
-1.9
Value
50
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.1
Δ21d
+2.5
Sentiment
34
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.1
Δ21d
-0.6
Why this grade
Composite grade B. Momentum 88.8 / Value 50.4 / Sentiment 34.4
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-22
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-22
Market Cap
$412.26M
Beta
1.47
Shares Out
34.64M
P/E (TTM) · Derived
24.2
P/S (TTM)
0.17
P/FCF (TTM) · Derived
60.44
Rev YoY
+11.3%
EPS YoY
-67.2%
Gross Margin
+17.7%
Op Margin
-2.4%
Net Debt
$94.04M
Current Ratio
1.42
As of 2026-07-22 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology