They bought $58.2 million of the stock Wednesday, a day after snapping up a record $73.2 million, bringing their total net purchases in three weeks to $229.1 million, according to data compiled by Vanda (NASDAQ: VNDA ) Research. 'Stick a Fork in Them': Bed Bath & Beyond Recovery Odds Fade Dismal Fundamentals While retail traders have been fueling the surge in Bed Bath & Beyond shares, the company's fundamentals remain dismal. Analysts have sounded the alarm over liquidity concerns and the flailing retailer said in a filing it's been working over the past several weeks with external financial advisers and lenders to strengthening its balance sheet with plans to provide an update at the end of the month. "The writing is on the wall that BBBY shares have again decoupled from economic reality," Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC ) analyst Zachary Fadem wrote in a note, reiterating his $3 price target.