Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (BNED) Stock Quote & Options Analysis | Frenzy Capital

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Snapshot
$9.41
52-Week Range
$5.90 – $12.21
YTD
+9.29%
IV Rank (30D)
45.56
Straddle Price
$1.78
P/C Vol Ratio
0.16
Market Cap
$0.4B
Info
Industry (SIC)
RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES (5940)
Exchange
XNYS
Market Cap
$0.4B

Barnes & Noble Education Inc is a contract operator of physical and virtual bookstores for college and university campuses and K-12 institutions across the United States. The company is also a textbook wholesaler and inventory management hardware and software provider. It offers course materials through physical and online bookstores, including new and used print textbooks, rental options, digital textbooks, and publisher-hosted digital courseware. Products are also offered directly to students through Textbooks.com. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the sale of products th…

Price History
Seasonality
MonthAvg ReturnYears of Data
Jan -1.75% 6
Feb -4.10% 6
Mar -12.74% 6
Apr -13.41% 6
May +15.76% 6
Jun -18.90% 5
Jul +13.85% 5
Aug +1.03% 5
Sep -2.20% 5
Oct +0.20% 5
Nov -2.42% 5
Dec -1.23% 5
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators
SMA 20: $10.45
SMA 50: $9.62
SMA 200: $8.96
Current: $9.41
EMA 12: $10.22
EMA 26: $10.11
MACD: 0.1056 | Signal: -0.1166
BULLISH
ADX (14): 25.90
TREND
+DI: 21.97
−DI: 28.40
Momentum Oscillators
RSI (14): 39.63
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 33.30
Stoch %D: 45.71
Williams %R: -92.05
Volume & Volatility
BB Upper: $11.38
BB Lower: $9.51
OVERSOLD
OBV: 13,411,444
Vol SMA 20: 247,292
Vol ROC: 98.41%
ATR: $0.48
True Range: $1.08
HV 20: 55.4%
HV 30: 50.1%
HV 60: 46.6%
Data Summary
Data Points: 500
Last Updated: 2026-05-13T21:15:11.559000
Date Range: 2024-05-15T00:00:00 – 2026-05-13T00:00:00
AI Analysis

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Options Activity
IV Rank (30D)
45.56
IV Rank (7D)
100
Avg IV
158.3%
Straddle (30D)
$1.78
Straddle (7D)
$0.72
P/C Volume
0.16
Spread Scanner GPU
Full Algorithm Docs ↗

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR25 and BF25 from the live options chain. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Volatility Surface

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis
Beta (1Y vs SPY)
1.90
Correlation (SPY)
35.9%
R²
0.13
Ann. Volatility
63.8%
SPY Volatility
12.1%

High volatility - stock moves more than market

Beta & Alpha Over Time
Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-03-31
Diluted shares outstanding: 32,388,088 (as of 2026-01-31)

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

90 filers25,393,600 shares$198.65M value78.40% of float
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 IMMERSION CORP 11,208,746 $103.01M 51.85% 34.61% 2025-12-31
2 Windward Management LP 1,700,000 $15.62M 7.86% 5.25% 2025-12-31
3 MORGAN STANLEY Custodian 1,104,662 $10.15M 5.11% 3.41% 2025-12-31
4 BlackRock, Inc. Custodian 1,097,439 $10.09M 5.08% 3.39% 2025-12-31
5 VANGUARD GROUP INC Custodian 1,063,135 $9.77M 4.92% 3.28% 2025-12-31
6 PRESCOTT GROUP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 881,799 $7.79M 3.92% 2.72% 2026-03-31
7 VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 864,885 $7.64M 3.84% 2.67% 2026-03-31
8 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Custodian 508,899 $4.68M 2.35% 1.57% 2025-12-31
9 GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Custodian 446,571 $4.11M 2.07% 1.38% 2025-12-31
10 683 Capital Management, LLC 350,000 $3.22M 1.62% 1.08% 2025-12-31
11 STATE STREET CORP 313,425 $2.88M 1.45% 0.97% 2025-12-31
12 DCF Advisers, LLC 214,943 $1.98M 0.99% 0.66% 2025-12-31
13 Caption Management, LLC 185,906 $1.71M 0.86% 0.57% 2025-12-31
14 MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Custodian 171,693 $1.58M 0.79% 0.53% 2025-12-31
15 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Custodian 162,067 $1.49M 0.75% 0.50% 2025-12-31
16 BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS Custodian 145,967 $1.34M 0.68% 0.45% 2025-12-31
17 VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 136,440 $1.20M 0.61% 0.42% 2026-03-31
18 NORTHERN TRUST CORP Custodian 124,762 $1.15M 0.58% 0.39% 2025-12-31
19 UBS Group AG Custodian 99,818 $881.39K 0.44% 0.31% 2026-03-31
20 VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 93,208 $823.03K 0.41% 0.29% 2026-03-31
21 Invesco Ltd. Custodian 64,070 $588.80K 0.30% 0.20% 2025-12-31
22 CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 54,205 $498.14K 0.25% 0.17% 2025-12-31
23 CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Custodian 52,308 $480.71K 0.24% 0.16% 2025-12-31
24 DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Custodian 51,148 $451.64K 0.23% 0.16% 2026-03-31
25 D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Custodian 49,085 $451.09K 0.23% 0.15% 2025-12-31
6 filers$3.21M notional
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
1 SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Custodian $2.00M 62.14% 2025-12-31
2 GROUP ONE TRADING LLC Custodian $412.63K 12.84% 2025-12-31
3 JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Custodian $363.92K 11.32% 2025-12-31
4 IMC-Chicago, LLC Custodian $222.52K 6.92% 2026-03-31
5 CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Custodian $184.72K 5.75% 2025-12-31
6 SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC Custodian $33.08K 1.03% 2025-12-31
4 filers$1.67M notional
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
1 Caption Management, LLC $1.09M 65.30% 2025-12-31
2 SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC Custodian $230.67K 13.80% 2025-12-31
3 IMC-Chicago, LLC Custodian $220.75K 13.20% 2026-03-31
4 GROUP ONE TRADING LLC Custodian $128.66K 7.70% 2025-12-31
Fundamentals

Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.

Metrics
  • Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
  • Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
  • Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
  • Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
How to read the bars
  • Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
  • YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
  • Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
  • Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.

TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.

P/B Ratio1.2
P/S Ratio0.2
EV/EBITDA10.8
ROE-3.4%
Debt/Equity0.48