Needham sets USD 16.00 target for Barnes & Noble Education stock
Published on 10/15/2026 at 18:55 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSAnalyst target and dividend
- Needham set a USD 16.00 target on September 9, 2026.
- Barnes & Noble Education will pay a USD 0.08 dividend on October 29, 2026.
- Barnes & Noble Education stock costs EUR 11.45 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 6:42 p.m. CEST, up 2.72 percent on the NYSE.
- Market capitalization stood at USD 445.8 million, while the P/E ratio was 20.09.
Needham & Company LLC set a USD 16.00 price target for Barnes & Noble Education on September 9, 2026, according to MarketBeat. Against the USD 12.86 NYSE price on October 15, 2026, the target stood 24.42 percent higher. Barnes & Noble Education stock was trading at EUR 11.45 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 6:42 p.m. CEST, up 2.72 percent on the day on the NYSE.
Dividend date adds a fixed event
Barnes & Noble Education will pay a USD 0.08 quarterly dividend on October 29, 2026, to shareholders of record as of October 14, 2026. The company announced the distribution on September 24, 2026, in a release carried on its investor-relations site.
The payment date gives the stock a defined calendar marker after the latest fiscal first-quarter report. The September 8, 2026 quarter included USD 290.60 million in revenue and adjusted earnings per share of minus USD 0.37, compared with a consensus loss of USD 0.48, according to MarketBeat. Revenue was below the USD 306.66 million consensus estimate.
Range and valuation frame the move
BNED's USD 5.90 to USD 14.75 52-week range places the latest NYSE price at USD 12.86, 12.81 percent below the high and 117.97 percent above the low. Trading volume was 105,852 shares against an average of 250,140 shares on October 15, 2026.
Finance figures put Barnes & Noble Education's market capitalization at USD 445.8 million and its P/E ratio at 20.09 on October 15, 2026. The 52-week high remains a more demanding comparison than the Needham target, which is USD 3.14 above the NYSE price.
Comparison with peers
Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE, USD): plus 2.72 percent, P/E 20.09, market capitalization USD 445.8 million.
Chegg (NASDAQ, USD): plus 8.72 percent, P/E minus 1.57, market capitalization USD 84.5 million.
Graham Holdings (NYSE, USD): plus 0.41 percent, P/E 9.58, market capitalization USD 5.0 billion.
Price stays below the yearly high
The next dated company event is the USD 0.08 dividend payment on October 29, 2026. The analyst target and the payment date give investors two different reference points for the stock, while the current quote remains below both the USD 14.75 yearly high and the USD 16.00 target.
Barnes & Noble Education was trading at EUR 11.45 at Lang & Schwarz on October 15, 2026 at 6:42 p.m. CEST, up 2.72 percent on the day on the NYSE.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Barnes & Noble Education stock.
Barnes & Noble Education market data
- Company: Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
- ISIN: US06777U2006
- Ticker: BNED
- Primary exchange: NYSE
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 15, 2026, 6:42 p.m. CEST): EUR 11.45
- Change on the NYSE: plus 2.72 percent on October 15, 2026
- Market capitalization: USD 445.8 million (as of October 15, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 5.90-14.75 (as of October 15, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Consumer Cyclical / Specialty Retail
Market context: Market report S&P 500.
