Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED)
NYSE: BNED · Real-Time Price · USD
11.88
+0.05 (0.42%)
At close: Jul 24, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
12.15
+0.27 (2.24%)
After-hours: Jul 24, 2026, 7:34 PM EDT

Barnes & Noble Education Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 2 analysts polled by S&P Global, Barnes & Noble Education stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $17.25. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 45.20% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $16 (+34.68%) and the highest is $18.5 (+55.72%).

Price Target: $17.25 (+45.20%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$16$17.25$17.25$18.5
Change+34.68%+45.20%+45.20%+55.72%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Barnes & Noble Education stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

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RatingMay '24Jan '25Jul '25Apr '26Jun '26Jul '26
Strong Buy000011
Buy000011
Hold111100
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total111122

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Needham
Needham
Buy
Maintains
$16
BuyMaintains$16+34.68%Jul 13, 2026
Northland Securities
Northland Securities
Buy
Maintains
$19
BuyMaintains$19+55.72%Jul 9, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
1.80B
from 1.71B
Increased by 5.02%
Revenue Next Year
n/a
EPS This Year
1.00
from 0.64
Increased by 55.48%
EPS Next Year
n/a
Fiscal YearFY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Period EndingApr 30, 2022Apr 29, 2023Apr 27, 2024May 3, 2025May 2, 2026Apr 30, 2027
Revenue
1.50B1.54B1.57B1.61B1.71B1.80B
Revenue Growth
6.34%3.17%1.55%2.75%6.50%5.02%
Gross Profit
342.83M349.44M344.91M337.80M366.17M379.97M
Gross Margin
22.92%22.64%22.01%20.98%21.35%21.10%
Operating Income
-52.95M-50.34M-5.88M15.94M36.50M45.14M
Net Income
-68.86M-101.86M-75.75M-65.83M16.87M27.69M
EPS
----0.641.00
EPS Growth
-----55.48%
Forward PE
32.4232.4232.4232.4232.4211.88
No. Analysts
-----2
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue2027
High1.8B
Avg1.8B
Low1.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth2027
High
6.2%
Avg
5.0%
Low
3.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS2027
High1.00
Avg1.00
Low1.00

EPS Growth

EPS Growth2027
High
55.5%
Avg
55.5%
Low
55.5%