HNI (HNI) Competitors $55.30 +0.52 (+0.95%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends HNI vs. MSA, SCS, TILE, PBI, ACCO, NL, ARC, AVY, PCOR, and ULSShould you be buying HNI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HNI include MSA Safety (MSA), Steelcase (SCS), Interface (TILE), Pitney Bowes (PBI), ACCO Brands (ACCO), NL Industries (NL), ARC Document Solutions (ARC), Avery Dennison (AVY), Procore Technologies (PCOR), and UL Solutions (ULS). HNI vs. MSA Safety Steelcase Interface Pitney Bowes ACCO Brands NL Industries ARC Document Solutions Avery Dennison Procore Technologies UL Solutions MSA Safety (NYSE:MSA) and HNI (NYSE:HNI) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MSA or HNI? MSA Safety has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HNI. HNI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSA Safety, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMSA Safety$1.80B3.75$58.58M$6.9224.85HNI$2.43B1.09$49.20M$2.5821.43 Does the MarketBeat Community favor MSA or HNI? MSA Safety received 49 more outperform votes than HNI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.35% of users gave MSA Safety an outperform vote while only 57.58% of users gave HNI an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMSA SafetyOutperform Votes29664.35% Underperform Votes16435.65% HNIOutperform Votes24757.58% Underperform Votes18242.42% Do institutionals & insiders believe in MSA or HNI? 92.5% of MSA Safety shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of HNI shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of MSA Safety shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of HNI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend MSA or HNI? MSA Safety currently has a consensus price target of $207.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.67%. HNI has a consensus price target of $63.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.92%. Given MSA Safety's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MSA Safety is more favorable than HNI.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MSA Safety 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.67HNI 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, MSA or HNI? MSA Safety has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HNI has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MSA or HNI a better dividend stock? MSA Safety pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. HNI pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. MSA Safety pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HNI pays out 51.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. MSA Safety has raised its dividend for 55 consecutive years and HNI has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Does the media favor MSA or HNI? In the previous week, MSA Safety had 10 more articles in the media than HNI. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for MSA Safety and 2 mentions for HNI. MSA Safety's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat HNI's score of 0.94 indicating that MSA Safety is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MSA Safety 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HNI 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MSA or HNI more profitable? MSA Safety has a net margin of 15.16% compared to HNI's net margin of 4.83%. MSA Safety's return on equity of 29.14% beat HNI's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MSA Safety15.16% 29.14% 13.45% HNI 4.83%19.29%7.94% SummaryMSA Safety beats HNI on 19 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Darwin2025 AI Stock Picks: 2 Hidden Gems Under $10/ShareThe AI sector continues to make waves as we move into 2025, and now is a prime opportunity to get involved—without stretching your budget! We’ve just uncovered 2 promising AI stocks trading for under $10/share, and they’re positioned for impressive growth in the coming months.👉[Click here to get your FREE report delivered instantly!] Get HNI News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HNI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HNI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHNIOffice furniture, except wood IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.64B$2.07B$6.94B$19.87BDividend Yield2.41%2.72%2.92%3.53%P/E Ratio21.4311.2546.3242.94Price / Sales1.090.78205.2318.99Price / Cash11.899.8324.4017.86Price / Book3.382.535.095.52Net Income$49.20M$65.15M$121.42M$986.45M7 Day Performance0.14%-0.70%0.18%0.45%1 Month Performance3.81%2.56%8.47%1.05%1 Year Performance41.07%24.59%30.83%24.67% HNI Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HNIHNI4.8056 of 5 stars$55.30+0.9%$63.00+13.9%+40.5%$2.64B$2.43B21.438,200Ex-DividendMSAMSA Safety4.6507 of 5 stars$171.96+2.3%$207.50+20.7%+2.5%$6.61B$1.79B24.855,100Analyst RevisionPositive NewsSCSSteelcase4.9051 of 5 stars$13.06-0.2%$17.00+30.2%+7.0%$1.49B$3.16B12.3211,300Positive NewsTILEInterface3.8382 of 5 stars$25.47+2.1%$20.00-21.5%+151.2%$1.45B$1.31B17.813,619Dividend AnnouncementPBIPitney Bowes1.7743 of 5 stars$7.52-3.2%N/A+89.3%$1.41B$3.27B0.0010,500Ex-DividendACCOACCO Brands4.8467 of 5 stars$5.65-1.2%$7.00+24.0%+5.4%$524.31M$1.83B-2.995,600Positive NewsNLNL Industries1.4623 of 5 stars$7.93+2.5%$6.00-24.3%+55.5%$378.08M$161.30M6.612,820Positive NewsARCARC Document Solutions4.0367 of 5 stars$3.40flatN/A+19.5%$146.87M$281.20M30.871,900Analyst ForecastPositive NewsAVYAvery Dennison4.8294 of 5 stars$197.64+0.3%$244.96+23.9%+4.2%$15.88B$8.36B23.7335,000PCORProcore Technologies2.0672 of 5 stars$70.26+0.3%$70.250.0%+24.6%$10.41B$950.01M0.003,694Analyst ForecastULSUL Solutions2.554 of 5 stars$52.82+2.1%$49.00-7.2%N/A$10.35B$2.68B0.0015,233 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MSA Alternatives SCS Alternatives TILE Alternatives PBI Alternatives ACCO Alternatives NL Alternatives ARC Alternatives AVY Alternatives PCOR Alternatives ULS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:HNI) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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