Opinions Barry Schwartz
Bed Bath & BeyondBBBYPAST TOP PICKMay 21, 2014
Barry SchwartzOwned
$61.02
Stock price when the opinion was issued
$6.23
As of Jun 04, 2026. Market Open.
specialty stores
It's the ideal tool to help you make quicker, more informed decisions for managing and tracking your investments.
You might be interested:
;fill-opacity:1;'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M31%2018.6001V30H8V18.6001L14.1334%2022.4334L19.4999%2014L24.8669%2022.4334L31%2018.6001Z'%20fill='%23EE5432'%20style='fill:%23EE5432;fill:color(display-p3%200.9340%200.3310%200.1956);fill-opacity:1;'/%3e%3c/svg%3e){kind=small}
Premium contentTOP PICK
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the 'Company') is an omnichannel retailer that makes it easy for its customers to feel at home. The Company sells a wide assortment of merchandise in the Home, Baby, Beauty and Wellness markets. Additionally, the Company is a partner in a joint venture which operates retail stores in Mexico under the name Bed Bath & Beyond. Social media mentions are up 131% in the past 24h.
specialty stores
Premium contentTOP PICK
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the 'Company') is an omnichannel retailer that makes it easy for its customers to feel at home. The Company sells a wide assortment of merchandise in the Home, Baby, Beauty and Wellness markets. Additionally, the Company is a partner in a joint venture which operates retail stores in Mexico under the name Bed Bath & Beyond. Social media mentions are up 92% in the past 24h.
specialty stores
DON'T BUY
His data says that this market is overbought, and a pullback is coming (a buying opportunity). he's concerned because we're seeing the return of rank speculation in weak stocks, like this one which was a meme stock before. A red flag! Avoid buying these after they spike and this has in the past week, though plunged today. BBB last reported a huge net earnings loss and miss for fiscals Q3-2022. The street doubts BBB can manage their debt. Avoid. You could lose your entire investment.
specialty stores
Premium contentTOP PICK
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the 'Company') is an omnichannel retailer that makes it easy for its customers to feel at home. The Company sells a wide assortment of merchandise in the Home, Baby, Beauty and Wellness markets. Additionally, the Company is a partner in a joint venture which operates retail stores in Mexico under the name Bed Bath & Beyond. Social media mentions are up 168% in the past 24h.
specialty stores
SELL
We just had another meme stock explosion. Last week, BBBY imploded when major shareholder Ryan Cohen unloaded ALL his shares. Also last Friday, it was reported that some suppliers have holding their supplies due to unpaid shipments. They are running out of money. He is not a memester (don't hate him). The next time a meme stock roars--sell it.
specialty stores
DON'T BUY
This meme stock wrecked its balance sheet by borrowing lots of money to buy back stock, then failed with its merchandising strategy. BBBY reminds him of JC Penney. Today, shares soared, but is down after hours among the meme traders. He expects the meme trade to continue--but then fall.
specialty stores
Premium contentTOP PICK
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the 'Company') is an omnichannel retailer that makes it easy for its customers to feel at home. The Company sells a wide assortment of merchandise in the Home, Baby, Beauty and Wellness markets. Additionally, the Company is a partner in a joint venture which operates retail stores in Mexico under the name Bed Bath & Beyond. Social media mentions are up 13% in the past 24h.
specialty stores
Premium contentTOP PICK
The stock is up nicely year to date. The company is a turnaround story. The flagship store in New York is their jewel. Their e-commerce presence is improving as well. Jim Cramer likes the play and believes there will be a multi-year run. Social media mentions have increased 40% in the past 24 hours.
specialty stores
COMMENT
It's chronically misunderstood, but he stands behind it. This is a legitimate turnaround story; forget the Reddit rally it had weeks ago. It's bounced between the high-20s and low-30s, then reported a good earnings beat, 4% same-store sales growth and 6% flagship store growth, far more than the street's expectations. However, some investors didn't like their cautious guidance about shipping concerns, and shares plunged 12%. This may be a buying opportunity.
specialty stores
BUY
Now, investors are throwing out the non-essential retailers, so he expects a few more days of selling. Also, BBBY went up because of the Reddit short squeeze, now fading. So, Wall Street now has to get long behind BBBY. So, if one big analyst gets behind BBBY, it could be a home run.
specialty stores
COMMENT
Stock plunged 11% today on a top and bottom line miss. Same-store sales were up only 2%, vs. the street's 5% estimate. Guidance was mixed this and next quarter. This, after last year's comeback. He still believes in the CEO. Also digital sales were up 77% company wide, and December was solid. So, the report wasn't all bad.
specialty stores
(A Top Pick April 18/13. Down 8.16%.) This worked for him for about 6 months and then completely imploded. Not sure if there has been a seismic shift in retail. Fundamentals are very reasonable. Trading at 12X earnings and the balance sheet is completely clean. They are buying back stock instead of starting a dividend.