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Insider Cluster (8 insiders) ·Filed Mar 13, 2026

BNED

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
NEUTRAL
Impact 2/10
Horizonimmediate Processed7mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $1K total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

No meaningful insider selling pressure detected; the small trade sizes are routine and not indicative of material concern. The stock grants to directors are standard compensation and not a catalyst. Monitor for larger-scale selling or changes in fundamentals ahead of earnings.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonimmediate
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
BNED ▲ +25.91% at T+60d
NEUTRAL call +25.91% · α vs SPY +14.30% · entry $8.49 → $10.69
Entry = T+0 close
Mar 12, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+5.65%
call +5.65% · α +4.63%
$8.97
settled 8mo ago
T+5d
+4.12%
call +4.12% · α +6.24%
$8.84
settled 7mo ago
T+20d
+18.14%
call +18.14% · α +14.55%
$10.03
settled 7mo ago
T+60d
+25.91%
call +25.91% · α +14.30%
$10.69
settled 5mo ago

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Executive Summary

Over the past seven days, Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) saw two open-market share sales by C-suite executives totaling $794.78, alongside non-cash stock grants to six directors totaling 143,202 shares. The sales are negligible in dollar value and represent routine, small-volume transactions.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$794.78
Insiders
8

Key Facts

  • CEO Jonathan Shar sold 81 shares for $656.91 on March 13, 2026
  • CFO Jason Snagusky sold 17 shares for $137.87 on March 13, 2026
  • Six directors were each awarded 23,867 shares on March 11, 2026, totaling 143,202 shares with $0 cash value
  • Total open-market sale value: $794.78
  • Total insider transactions: 8 across 7 days
  • All director transactions were non-cash awards (Form 4 code 'A')

Financial Impact

$794.78 in net open-market selling by C-suite; $0 cash impact from director grants

insider ownershipshare count (dilution from grants)

Risk Factors

  • Minimal near-term risk from insider activity
  • Potential for misinterpretation of director stock awards as insider buying

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CONTEXT: Insider Cluster Data (8 trades, 7d window)cluster-BNED-1773771798924
11 reports for BNED
Performance horizon
29% Hit rate @ T+1 2 of 7 directional calls Went positive at some point 2 of 7 best @ T+60▲ +14.57%Feb 28, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for BNED — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 23, 2026
4d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$13.62 $13.60▼ −0.15%▼ −0.71%$13.60 (−0.15%)
Sep 25, 2026
4w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$11.11 $11.31▼ −1.79%▼ −1.97%$13.60 (−22.44%)
Sep 25, 2026
4w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$11.11 $11.31▼ −1.79%▼ −1.97%$13.60 (−22.44%)
Sep 24, 2026
4w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$11.33 $11.18▼ −1.32%▼ −0.58%$13.60 (+20.04%)
Jul 21, 2026
14w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$12.35 $11.90▼ −3.64%▼ −3.53%$13.60 (+10.12%)
Jul 9, 2026
15w ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$12.91 $12.53▼ −2.94%▼ −2.18%$13.60 (+5.34%)
Jul 8, 2026
15w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$11.42 $12.91▼ −13.05%▼ −12.62%$13.60 (−19.09%)
Jul 7, 2026
16w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$11.37 $11.65▼ −2.46%▼ −2.77%$13.60 (−19.61%)
Jun 24, 2026
17w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$13.43 $13.74▲ +2.31%▲ +3.03%$13.60 (+1.27%)
Mar 13, 2026
32w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$8.49 $8.97▲ +5.65%▲ +4.63%$13.60 (+60.19%)
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US Market Status

Market Closed — Opens Wed (< 1m)

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Report published Mar 17, 2026