Barnes Noble Education Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

BNED Stock  USD 11.00  0.45  4.27%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Barnes Noble Education is 'Cautious Hold'. Macroaxis provides Barnes Noble buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding BNED positions.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

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Cautious Hold

Market Performance

Very WeakDetails

Volatility

Relatively riskyDetails

Hype Condition

StaleDetails

Current Valuation

OvervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Below AverageDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Responds to the marketDetails

Investor Sentiment

InterestedDetails

Analyst Consensus

HoldDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

HealthyDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon Barnes Noble Education has a Mean Deviation of 3.06, Standard Deviation of 5.25 and Variance of 27.54
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Barnes Noble Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Barnes Noble generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
Barnes Noble has high historical volatility and very poor performance
The company reported the previous year's revenue of 1.57 B. Net Loss for the year was (62.48 M) with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 372.76 M.
Barnes Noble Education currently holds about 9.15 M in cash with (5.12 M) of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 0.17.
Roughly 59.0% of the company shares are held by company insiders
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Barnes Noble Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Barnes Noble's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Barnes Noble's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Barnes Noble daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Barnes Noble Education price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Barnes Noble returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Barnes Noble.
Mean Return
-0.15
Value At Risk
-7.52
Potential Upside
5.93
Standard Deviation
5.25
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Barnes Noble historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Barnes Stock Institutional Investors

Shares
Amvescap Plc.2024-06-30
25.9 K
State Street Corp2024-06-30
25.2 K
Hrt Financial Llc2024-06-30
24.4 K
Bridgeway Capital Management, Llc2024-09-30
19 K
Centiva Capital Lp2024-09-30
18.2 K
Citigroup Inc2024-09-30
16.4 K
Squarepoint Ops Llc2024-06-30
16.1 K
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-06-30
10.6 K
Diametric Capital, Lp2024-09-30
10.6 K
Kanen Wealth Management Llc2024-09-30
1.6 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
736.4 K
Note, although Barnes Noble's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Barnes Noble Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change To Inventory(2.3M)144.9M(14.1M)(29.9M)(23.7M)(22.5M)
Change In Cash(5.8M)7.8M5.1M11.0M(3.4M)(3.2M)
Free Cash Flow(52.3M)(4.3M)(41.5M)66.6M(19.2M)(18.2M)
Depreciation65.9M58.0M54.8M42.2M40.6M58.5M
Other Non Cash Items1.5M43.7M8.3M10.3M19.4M18.4M
Capital Expenditures36.2M37.2M43.5M25.1M14.1M13.4M
Net Income(38.3M)(131.8M)(68.9M)(90.1M)(62.5M)(65.6M)
End Period Cash Flow9.0M16.8M21.9M32.0M28.6M30.0M
Net Borrowings(62.9M)41.2M2.9M47.8M43.1M62.6M
Change To Netincome62.2M1.7M32.2M(1.6M)(1.9M)(1.8M)
Investments(29.6M)(36.9M)(42.7M)(31.0M)7.4M7.8M

Barnes Noble Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Barnes Noble or Specialty Retail sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Barnes Noble's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Barnes stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
-0.34
β
Beta against Dow Jones1.57
σ
Overall volatility
5.37
Ir
Information ratio -0.05

Barnes Noble Volatility Alert

Barnes Noble Education exhibits very low volatility with skewness of 2.36 and kurtosis of 15.37. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Barnes Noble's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Barnes Noble's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Barnes Noble Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Barnes Noble's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Barnes Noble's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Barnes Noble and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Barnes Noble or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Barnes Noble's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Barnes Noble by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Barnes Noble to competition
FundamentalsBarnes NoblePeer Average
Return On Equity-0.99-0.31
Return On Asset0.0061-0.14
Profit Margin(0.07) %(1.27) %
Operating Margin(0.12) %(5.51) %
Current Valuation793.89 M16.62 B
Shares Outstanding27.29 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders58.56 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions30.05 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted1.01 M4.71 M
Price To Earning4.13 X28.72 X
Price To Book2.08 X9.51 X
Price To Sales0.19 X11.42 X
Revenue1.57 B9.43 B
Gross Profit372.76 M27.38 B
EBITDA18.63 M3.9 B
Net Income(62.48 M)570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents9.15 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share0.17 X5.01 X
Total Debt440.74 M5.32 B
Debt To Equity3.43 %48.70 %
Current Ratio1.09 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share5.51 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations(5.12 M)971.22 M
Short Ratio4.54 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share(11.96) X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth1.10 X4.89 X
Target Price0.75
Number Of Employees2.52 K18.84 K
Beta2.13-0.15
Market Capitalization300.14 M19.03 B
Total Asset905.08 M29.47 B
Retained Earnings(656.57 M)9.33 B
Working Capital51.95 M1.48 B
Note: Disposition of tradable shares by Michael Miller of Barnes Noble at 8.65 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Barnes Noble Market Momentum

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When determining whether Barnes Noble Education is a strong investment it is important to analyze Barnes Noble's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact Barnes Noble's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding Barnes Stock, refer to the following important reports:
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Is Other Specialty Retail space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Barnes Noble. If investors know Barnes will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Barnes Noble listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.084
Earnings Share
(11.96)
Revenue Per Share
291.275
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0)
Return On Assets
0.0061
The market value of Barnes Noble Education is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Barnes that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Barnes Noble's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Barnes Noble's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Barnes Noble's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Barnes Noble's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Barnes Noble's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Barnes Noble is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Barnes Noble's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.