Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · BNED · as of Sep 30, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
91
Institutional Holders
▼ 1 vs Q2
$211.54M
Total Inst. Value
▼ $62.27M vs Q2
34.30M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 26.12%
21.29M
13F Shares Held
▼ 1.98M vs Q2
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
BNED largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q3 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IMMERSION CORP retail-miscellaneous shopping goods stores | 11.21M | 36.74% | 36.74% | $111.53B | Nov 14, 2025 | — held |
KANEN WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC retail-miscellaneous shopping goods stores | 3.09M | 10.12% | 10.12% | $30.47B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 2.0K |
BLACKROCK, INC. retail-miscellaneous shopping goods stores | 1.06M | 3.49% | 3.49% | $10.59B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 41.3K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC retail-miscellaneous shopping goods stores | 1.03M | 3.37% | 3.37% | $10.22B | Nov 7, 2025 | ▲ 67.4K |
MORGAN STANLEY retail-miscellaneous shopping goods stores | 979.1K | 3.21% | 3.21% | $9.74B | May 27, 2026 | ▲ 267.7K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-miscellaneous shopping goods stores | 433.6K | 1.42% | 1.42% | $4.32B | Nov 12, 2025 | ▲ 31.5K |
683 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC retail-miscellaneous shopping goods stores | 350.0K | 1.15% | 1.15% | $3.48B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 137.0K |
PRESCOTT GROUP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. retail-miscellaneous shopping goods stores | 307.8K | 1.01% | 1.01% | $3.06B | Nov 6, 2025 | ▲ 17.8K |
CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC. retail-miscellaneous shopping goods stores | 296.0K | 97.04% | 97.04% | $2.95B | Nov 20, 2025 | ▲ 8.5K |
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC retail-miscellaneous shopping goods stores | 250.0K | 81.96% | 81.96% | $2.49B | Nov 14, 2025 | ▼ 74.1K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q3 2025 vs prior quarter
Q3 2025
27
Increased
+994.1K shares7
New Positions
first time holders14
Decreased
−1.12M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
124.2K
+994.1K / −1.12M
Net new holders
+20
7 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
BNED insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
Insiders have been net buyers of shares recently. Selling may be driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment.
6
Buy transactions
0
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$0M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SHAR JONATHAN CEO | Mar 13, 2026 | Sale | 81 | $8.11 | $656.91 | 362.8K | Form 4 ↗ |
Snagusky Jason CFO | Mar 13, 2026 | Sale | 17 | $8.11 | $137.87 | 81.2K | Form 4 ↗ |
Warren Denise director | Mar 11, 2026 | Award | 23,867 | — | — | 44.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Singer Eric
| Mar 11, 2026 | Award | 23,867 | — | — | 156.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
HOFFMAN EMILY See Explanation of Responses | Mar 11, 2026 | Award | 23,867 | — | — | 51.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
WALKER KATHRYN EBERLE director | Mar 11, 2026 | Award | 23,867 | — | — | 44.4K | Form 4 ↗ |
Madnani Sean V director | Mar 11, 2026 | Award | 23,867 | — | — | 51.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
MARTIN WILLIAM C
| Mar 11, 2026 | Award | 23,867 | — | — | 169.7K | Form 4 ↗ |
TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC
| Mar 13, 2025 | Purchase | 142,898 | $8.60 | $1.23M | 11.21M | Form 4 ↗ |
TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC
| Mar 12, 2025 | Purchase | 59,146 | $8.49 | $502.3K | 11.07M | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 62.1% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 73.88%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 0.00%.
The largest institutional shareholder of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. is IMMERSION CORP, holding approximately 11.21 million shares — equal to 36.74% of outstanding shares — as of September 30, 2025.
A total of 91 institutional investors currently hold BNED stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $211,544,552 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
BNED ownershipBarnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 62.1% of shares. The largest shareholder is IMMERSION CORP with a 36.74% stake. Company insiders hold 73.88%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of September 30, 2025.