Barnes & Noble Inc: (NYSE: BKS)

$22.23

0.47 (2.16%)

Volume 759,300

May 23 03:04 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		21.36 - 22.28
	
		52wk Low - High
		11.17 - 23.71
	
		Previous Close
		21.76
	
		Avg. Volume
		2,263,641
	
		Industry
		RETAIL-MISC/DIV
	
		Market Cap
		1.30 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		0.96
	
		PE (Forward)
		0.00
	
		Current Year Est.
		-0.70
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		NA
	
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                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            NA
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            NA
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            -0.70
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            -0.88
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            NA
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            NA
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            06-18-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            -2.08
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            NA
                        
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            Company Description
        
Barnes & Noble, Inc. is engaged in the retail sale of trade books (generally hardcover and paperback consumer titles, excluding educational textbooks and specialized religious titles), mass market paperbacks (such as mystery, romance, science fiction and other popular fiction), children's books, off-price bargain books and magazines. These collectively account for substantially all of the company's bookstore sales. Bestsellers represent only a small portion of the Barnes & Noble store sales.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (04/2013)	Next Qtr (07/2013)	Current Year (04/2013)	Next Year (04/2014)
Average Estimate	-0.88	-0.77	-1.89	-0.70
Number of Estimates	3	3	3	3
Low Estimate	-0.99	-0.95	-1.98	-1.27
High Estimate	-0.77	-0.67	-1.81	NA
Year Ago EPS	-1.08	-0.78	-1.36	-1.89
EPS Growth	18.52%	1.28%	-38.97%	62.96%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
BARNES & NOBLE	BKS	21.76
BIG 5 SPORTING	BGFV	20.58
BUILD-A-BEAR WK	BBW	6.63
CABELAS INC	CAB	68.62
COASTAL CONTACT	COA	5.78
KAR AUCTION SVC	KAR	23.69
ULTA SALON COSM	ULTA	94.06
BED BATH&BEYOND	BBBY	68.27
CASH AM INTL	CSH	46.36
DICKS SPRTG GDS	DKS	52.05

Sector:Retail-Wholesale>> Industry:RETAIL-MISC/DIV

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Strong 1Q Earnings for Liberty Media

May 10, 2013

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Amazon.com, Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Barnes & Noble

May 08, 2013

Amazon Opens Appstore in China

May 07, 2013

Amazon to Acquire Goodreads

Apr 01, 2013

Donnelley Wins IAG Contract

Mar 13, 2013

Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Macy's, Amazon, Apple and Barnes & Noble

Mar 12, 2013

e-Commerce Industry Outlook - Part 1

Mar 11, 2013

eCommerce Stock Outlook - Mar 2013

Mar, 11 2013 00:00

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Financials

EPS TTM	-2.08
Sales	7,129
Net Income	-103
Price/Earnings	NA
Price/Book	1.79
Price/Cash Flow	7.61
Price/Sales	0.19

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News

"Commit to Confidence" Hits Amazon and Barnes & Noble - Prweb

May 23, 2013

Shares of Barnes & Noble Receive a Boost, Up 2.1% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 23, 2013

Short-term Underperformance Detected in Shares of Cabela's in the Specialty Stores Industry (CAB, TSCO, TIF, DKS, BKS) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 23, 2013

Barnes & Noble (BKS) Showing Bullish Technicals With Resistance At $22.96 - Freshbrewedmedia

May 22, 2013

Barnes & Noble Has Returned 41.3% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (BKS) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 22, 2013

Barnes & Noble has the Best Relative Performance in the Specialty Stores Industry (BKS, TSCO, DKS, SIG, PETM) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 22, 2013

Monday???s Market-Moving Upgrades Worth Noting - TheMotleyFool

May 22, 2013

School's Out and Reading's In As Barnes & Noble Kicks off Annual Summer Reading Program - Businesswire

May 22, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	3.00
ABR (Last Week)	3.00
# of recs in ABR	3
Average Target Price	16.00
Industry Rank by ABR	102 out of 265
Rank in Industry	7 out of 27

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Day Low - High	21.36 - 22.28
52wk Low - High	11.17 - 23.71
Previous Close	21.76
Avg. Volume	2,263,641
Industry	RETAIL-MISC/DIV
Market Cap	1.30 B
Div - Yield	0.00 - 0.00
Beta	0.96
PE (Forward)	0.00
Current Year Est.	-0.70
Quarterly Earnings ESP	NA

PE (Forward)	NA
PEG Ratio	NA
Current Year Est.	-0.70
Current Quarter Estimate	-0.88
Most Accurate Estimate	NA
Earnings ESP	NA
Next Earnings Report Date	06-18-2013
EPS Last Year	-2.08
Expected Earnings Growth	NA

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Barnes & Noble Inc: (NYSE: BKS)

$22.23

0.47 (2.16%)

Volume 759,300

May 23 03:04 PM ET

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Sector:Retail-Wholesale>> Industry:RETAIL-MISC/DIV

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