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Track BNED free→NYSEConsumer DiscretionarySpecialty RetailSnapshot 2026-06-16
Recent financial performance sits below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is neutral. Earnings quality cannot be assessed since the company was unprofitable over the past year. Management's recent track record has been fairly steady. Risk is elevated, and the sector backdrop is a headwind. Compared with sector peers, BNED is below typical. Peer multiples imply a price about 54% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, value-trap risk. This pattern suggests that recent financials are weak. The read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 3 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $11.11. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $11 BNED trades at 0× p/s, below its 1× p/s peer median. Our $46 fair value sits above the price; low confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 54% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about 9%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
TTM earnings are negative, so the read leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods rather than P/E. This is a data condition, not a forward call.
No fragility gates fired. Regime (Mania) does not concentrate fragility.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Consumer Discretionary names rated neutral grew net income 48% of the time over the next year (vs 64% for the rest of the cohort, n=3804).
Over the trailing year it converted -2.32x of net income into operating cash flow.
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity, real (inflation-adjusted) rates.
3 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by legal/regulatory items. Historically, Consumer Discretionary names rated neutral grew net income 54% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=646).
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $0.00 → $-0.52. 0 raised, 0 cut, 1 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 50% of analysts rate Buy.
1 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 59.9% above current price.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$202.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$526.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $4,975.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
As of June 16, 2026, valuation fell. The signal changed to cautious. Composite insight fell.
as of 2026-06-16
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: Retail sales data will show how consumers are spending. This is important for Barnes & Noble Education.
Confirms one read:Advance Monthly Retail Trade Report shows retail sales growth above 1% month over month.
Confirms the other:Retail sales growth is reported below 0% month over month.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
Positive analyst rating supports investment thesis.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On March 10, 2026, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended January 31, 2026 (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto pertaining to the Company’s financial results shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Excha…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Trailing four: 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1, 2026-Q2, 2026-Q3
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Other Specialty Retail.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
BNED Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 27 of 100 | inexpensive | elevated |
ULTA Ulta Beauty | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 98 of 100 | fair | moderate |
TSCO Tractor Supply | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 58 of 100 | fair | elevated |
CHWY Chewy | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 99 of 100 | fair | elevated |
BBWI Bath & Body Works, Inc. | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 99 of 100 | inexpensive | elevated |
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
No qualifying priorities for this snapshot. Check back after the next refresh.
Why it matters: FOMC decisions can change interest rates and how much people spend. This affects Barnes & Noble Education's sales.
Confirms one read:FOMC raises interest rates. This shows a tighter monetary policy.
Confirms the other:FOMC keeps interest rates the same or lowers them. This shows a supportive policy.
Why it matters: If revenue grows, it may show a recovery in the consumer sector. This could help Barnes & Noble Education do better.
Confirms:Consumer sector revenue growth turns positive after being negative for less than a year.
Disproves:Consumer sector revenue growth is still down for another quarter.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On January 20, 2026, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended November 1, 2025 (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto pertaining to the Company’s financial results shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Ex…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On December 23, 2025, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended May 3, 2025 (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto pertaining to the Company’s financial results shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Sec…
Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review. As previously reported by Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (the “Company”) in its Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on July 18, 2025 and August 29, 2025, certain information regarding the recording of cost of digital sales was brought to the attention of management in July 2025 that caused the Company’s Audit Committee to commence an internal investigation with the assistance of outside c…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On November 25, 2025, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its preliminary unaudited financial results, which are subject to change, for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2025 (“FY25”) and for the six-month period ended November 1, 2025 (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release and Non-GAAP reconciliation tables are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. In addition, the information related to the Company…