Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Barnes & Noble Education Inc shares valued at $911 were purchased by SHAR JONATHAN on Jun 17 ’25. At $11.39 per share, SHAR JONATHAN acquired 80 shares.
Also, Snagusky Jason purchased 10 shares, netting a total of over 114 in proceeds.
Before that, TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC had added 142,898 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,229,051, the Director bought Barnes & Noble Education Inc shares for $8.60 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 142,898 shares, worth approximately $102.45 million.
As published in a research note from Needham on March 10, 2021, Barnes & Noble Education Inc [BNED] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $9. Analysts at Craig Hallum upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of March 16, 2020, Craig Hallum has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for BNED. Earlier on September 17, 2019, Sidoti downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for BNED stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing BNED Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Barnes & Noble Education Inc [NYSE: BNED] rose 5.54% to $9.14. The stock’s lowest price that day was $8.725, but it reached a high of $9.53 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -19.54%. Over the course of the year, Barnes & Noble Education Inc shares have dropped approximately -8.60%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $12.21 on 06/24/25 and a 52-week low of $7.90 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 8.73, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 8.33. In the upper region, resistance lies at 9.54. The next price resistance is at 9.94. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 32.31 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Barnes & Noble Education Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Barnes & Noble Education Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-30 jumping by 0.39 million shares to 1.37 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 0.98 million shares. A jump of 28.39% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.28 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.28.
Which companies own the most shares of Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED)?
In terms of Barnes & Noble Education Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 2.38 in the next 12 months, down nearly -72.58% from the previous closing price of $8.66. Analysts anticipate Barnes & Noble Education Inc stock to reach 4 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 0.75. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Barnes & Noble Education Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025.
