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Why BNED Stock slipped -1.47% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
$12.72 -1.47% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot)
EXT / AFTER-HRS: $12.66
Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED) carries a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) with 55/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.
ROARABLE D+ • SELL / AVOID
Cap $440.9M
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
EXT / AFTER-HRS: $12.66 (-0.45%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-2.08% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 12/20 (C-) • 2.2% FCF Margin
Verify 90D Bucket Audit →📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 55/100 (D+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (-0.5% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 51.4% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).
Audit Bucket Track Record →RQD QUANT TACHOMETERSELL / AVOID • D+
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk D+
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE-1.3% Base Target
WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for BNED)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±7.6%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (55/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY BNED SCORES 55/100 (D+) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution+15/20 pts (27% of score)
SEC Form 4 / 13F Thermometer: 75% Net Buy • Cannibal Buyback (-2.08% YoY Shares)
▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+12/20 pts (22% of score)
SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 2.2% FCF Margin ($33.9M FCF) & 23.4% Gross Margin
▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning6/20 pts (-14 pt drag)
Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-14 pts vs max)
📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)Grade D$12.51+3.5% Next Q
47
Q2 (-2Q)Grade C-$12.95+4.8% Next Q
50
Q3 (-1Q)Grade C-$13.57-6.3% Next Q
52
CurrentGrade D+$12.72-0.5% Hist 90D α
55
Trajectory: D (47) → D+ (55)Full Audit →
⚔️ ADVERSARIAL OPPOSING CASE & FORENSIC KILL-SWITCH (WHY THE BULL/BEAR THESIS COULD FAIL)GIDEON ASHMERE // FORENSIC SHORT & KILL-SWITCH DOSSIER
⚔️ Adversarial Opposing Case: Why the BNED Bull Thesis Could Fail
Even with a 55/100 (D+) score, BNED faces multiple-compression risk if 26.1x trailing P/E re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.
⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1
Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.
⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2
Recent SEC filings added new risk-factor disclosures that warrant keeping an eye on margins.
⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3
Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($12.05) or 200D SMA ($10.73) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($12.55) toward Bear Floor ($9.79).
🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $BNED• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite
Contract: “BNED Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Jan 30, 2027) & Holds Above 200D SMA”
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Why BNED Stock slipped -1.47% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED) slipped -1.47% to $12.72, trading at 77% of its 52-week range ($5.9 – $14.75). Stretched risk/reward at 26x P/E (10% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.
- ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 77% of its 52-week range ($5.9 – $14.75) with RSI-14 at 50.6 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
- ▸Volatility Profile: Historical 20-day realized swing band of ±7.6% around $12.72 (no active unusual options sweep snapshot on file).
- ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable D+ (Sell) backed by 23.4% gross margin and $33.9M annual free cash flow.
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BNED // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +29.01%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $12.67H $12.82L $12.35C $12.72VOL 257.9K
RES: $14.05SUP: $10.03SMA50: $12.05SMA200: $10.73
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BNED Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure
Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)
Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).
Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
19.7%/yr Implied 5Y Growth
vs. +6.9% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).
Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)
No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on BNED today. View full Setup Ledger →
🦋 Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections
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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK
📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (BNED)
Consumer Discretionary Rank #546 of 1011
⚔️ HVT vs BNED Full Matrix →
1. Head-to-Head Consumer Discretionary Peer Comparison (BNED vs. HVT, SGU, TITN, WOOF)
Industry: Other Specialty Stores (42 Tracked Issuers)Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED) ranks #546 by composite RQD confidence (55/100, grade D+) and #600 by equity capitalization ($440.9M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, SGU leads on earnings valuation at 5.8x trailing P/E, while BNED leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 10.3% ROIC and 23.4% gross margin. HVT currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 69/100 (C+) compared with BNED at 55/100 (D+).
| Ticker / Company | Roarable Grade | RQD Score | Trailing P/E | Gross Margin | ROIC | 1D Change | Market Cap | Head-to-Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNED
ACTIVE
Barnes & Noble Education Inc | D+ | 55/100 | 26.1x | 23.4% | 10.3% | -1.47% | $440.9M | Benchmark Subject |
| HVT Haverty Furniture Companies Inc. | C+ | 69/100 | 23.2x | 60.7% | 6.4% | +3.81% | $458.6M | /hvt-vs-bned → |
| SGU Star Group L.P. | C- | 59/100 | 5.8x | 31.5% | — | -1.15% | $423.9M | /sgu-vs-bned → |
| TITN Titan Machinery Inc. | D+ | 54/100 | — | 15.8% | -0.7% | +3.59% | $577.5M | /titn-vs-bned → |
| WOOF Petco Health and Wellness Company Inc. (Class A) | D | 49/100 | 81.5x | 38.7% | 4.0% | +3.19% | $741.8M | /woof-vs-bned → |
2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)
SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2026-05-02 • CIK 0001634117In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2026-05-02), Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED) reported GAAP revenue of $1.56B (+6.9% vs. FY2024 revenue of $1.46B , and +9.4% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $16.9M, operating cash flow of $50.1M, and free cash flow of $33.9M (+134.4% YoY). On the balance sheet, BNED closed FY2025 with $1.13B in total assets against $0 in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 1.20, Piotroski F-Score: 7/9).
| Fiscal Period | Filing Date | Revenue | Net Income | Operating Cash Flow | Free Cash Flow | Total Assets | Total Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 (FY) | 2026-05-02 | $1.56B | $16.9M | $50.1M | $33.9M | $1.13B | — |
| FY2024 (FY) | 2025-05-03 | $1.46B | -$65.8M | -$85.4M | -$98.3M | $1.09B | — |
| FY2023 (FY) | 2024-04-27 | $1.43B | -$75.7M | -$5.1M | -$5.1M | — | — |
3. BNED Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)
✓ SCHEMA.ORG FAQPAGE JSON-LD ENABLEDIs BNED stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?
As of 2026-11-01, Barnes & Noble Education Inc (NYSE: BNED) is rated D+ (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 55/100 at a spot price of $12.72 (-1.47% 1D, market cap $440.9M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 12/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 6/20, Executive Insider Alignment 12/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 10/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 15/20. Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary issuers, BNED ranks #546 in composite RQD confidence.
How does BNED compare to HVT and SGU in the Consumer Discretionary sector?
Within the Consumer Discretionary sector (Other Specialty Stores), BNED carries a Roarable D+ (55/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 26.1x, gross margin of 23.4%, and ROIC of 10.3%. By comparison, HVT (Haverty Furniture Companies Inc.) holds a C+ grade (69/100 RQD, P/E 23.2x, ROIC 6.4%, cap $458.6M) and SGU (Star Group L.P.) posts a C- grade (59/100 RQD, P/E 5.8x, ROIC —, cap $423.9M). Among the 5-stock peer group, SGU leads on earnings multiple (5.8x) while BNED leads on capital efficiency (10.3% ROIC).
What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for BNED?
Per BNED's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2026-05-02, CIK 0001634117), Barnes & Noble Education Inc generated $1.56B in revenue (+6.9% YoY), $16.9M in net income, and $33.9M in free cash flow against $1.13B in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Company leadership has skin in the game with net positive insider conviction.. Primary risk factors monitored: Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.
Where is BNED trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?
BNED last traded at $12.72 (-1.47% on volume of 166,418 shares), positioning the stock +5.56% above its 50-day simple moving average ($12.05) and +18.55% above its 200-day simple moving average ($10.73). Across its 52-week range of $5.90 to $14.75, BNED sits at the 77.1% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 50.6 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±7.6% ($11.75 to $13.69).
BNED Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index
100% OPEN ACCESS • SEC EDGAR × CBOE × FREDWhy is BNED stock moving today?
Why BNED Stock slipped -1.47% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Stretched risk/reward at 26x P/E (10% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.