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Barnes & Noble Education ( (BNED) ) has issued an announcement.
At its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on March 10, 2026, Barnes & Noble Education reported that 29,352,793 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy out of 34,294,569 shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the February 2, 2026 record date. Stockholders elected all six board nominees, including William C. Martin, Emily S. Hoffman, Sean Vijay Madnani, Eric B. Singer, Kathryn Eberle Walker, and Denise Warren, with each receiving strong majority support.
Investors also backed the company’s executive pay program in a non-binding advisory vote, approving compensation for named executive officers by a majority of votes cast. In addition, stockholders ratified the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as independent auditor for the fiscal year ending May 2, 2026, and supported a proposal allowing adjournment of the meeting if needed, signaling broad shareholder endorsement of the company’s governance and financial oversight framework.
The most recent analyst rating on (BNED) stock is a Hold with a $8.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Barnes & Noble Education stock, see the BNED Stock Forecast page.
Spark’s Take on BNED Stock
According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, BNED is a Neutral.
BNED scores below average primarily due to still-weak profitability and uneven cash-flow consistency despite clear balance-sheet deleveraging and a major reduction in losses. Technicals also lean slightly bearish with the stock below key moving averages and a negative MACD. Valuation is a partial offset with a modest P/E, but the lack of a dividend and the need to prove sustainable margins keep the overall score restrained.
To see Spark’s full report on BNED stock, click here.
More about Barnes & Noble Education
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates in the education services and retail sector, providing campus bookstores and related course materials, educational content, and services to colleges and universities. The company focuses on supporting higher education institutions and their students through physical and digital learning resources, campus retail operations, and academic support solutions across the U.S.
Average Trading Volume: 311,953
Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy
Current Market Cap: $291.2M
For an in-depth examination of BNED stock, go to TipRanks’ Overview page.