Sidoti Csr Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for HNI

HNI Co. (NYSE:HNI - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Sidoti Csr cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for HNI in a report released on Friday, April 11th. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $0.73 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.81. The consensus estimate for HNI's current full-year earnings is $3.60 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for HNI's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.26 EPS.

HNI (NYSE:HNI - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $642.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $657.03 million. HNI had a return on equity of 18.27% and a net margin of 5.52%.

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded HNI from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st.

HNI Stock Performance

NYSE HNI traded up $0.20 on Monday, hitting $41.15. The stock had a trading volume of 213,029 shares, compared to its average volume of 299,670. The company's 50-day moving average is $44.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $49.74. The stock has a market cap of $1.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. HNI has a one year low of $39.76 and a one year high of $58.42.

HNI Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th were issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.21%. HNI's payout ratio is 45.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling at HNI

In related news, insider Brian Scott Smith sold 556 shares of HNI stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.90, for a total transaction of $27,744.40. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 14,394 shares of the company's stock, valued at $718,260.60. The trade was a 3.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 3.37% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of HNI

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HNI. Pacer Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of HNI during the 4th quarter worth $69,253,000. Cerity Partners LLC purchased a new position in HNI in the 4th quarter worth about $8,897,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in HNI by 35.1% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 605,964 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $30,522,000 after buying an additional 157,579 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of HNI in the fourth quarter worth approximately $7,076,000. Finally, FMR LLC boosted its stake in HNI by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,960,596 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $98,755,000 after purchasing an additional 124,391 shares during the period. 75.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

HNI Company Profile

HNI Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, sale, and marketing of workplace furnishings and residential building products primarily in the United States and Canada. The company operates through two segments, Workplace Furnishings and Residential Building Products. The Workplace Furnishings segment offers a range of commercial and home office furniture, including panel-based and freestanding furniture systems, seating, storage, benching, tables, architectural products, and ancillary and hospitality products, as well as social collaborative items under the HON, Allsteel, Beyond, Gunlocke, HBF, HBF Textiles, HNI India, Kimball, National, Etc., Interwoven, David Edward, Kimball Hospitality, and D'style brands.