HNI (HNI) Competitors

Innospec (NASDAQ:IOSP) and HNI (NYSE:HNI) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IOSP or HNI?

HNI has higher revenue and earnings than Innospec. HNI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innospec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Innospec	$1.79B	1.10	$35.60M	$1.08	72.73
HNI	$2.53B	0.92	$139.50M	$3.08	16.41

Is IOSP or HNI a better dividend stock?

Innospec pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. HNI pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Innospec pays out 155.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. HNI pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Innospec has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and HNI has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. HNI is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IOSP or HNI?

96.6% of Innospec shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of HNI shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Innospec shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of HNI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is IOSP or HNI more profitable?

HNI has a net margin of 5.73% compared to Innospec's net margin of 1.51%. HNI's return on equity of 20.08% beat Innospec's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Innospec	1.51%	11.38%	8.00%
HNI	5.73%	20.08%	8.77%

Does the media refer more to IOSP or HNI?

In the previous week, HNI had 8 more articles in the media than Innospec. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for HNI and 2 mentions for Innospec. HNI's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Innospec's score of -0.05 indicating that HNI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Innospec	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
HNI	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend IOSP or HNI?

HNI has a consensus target price of $75.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.37%. Given HNI's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HNI is more favorable than Innospec.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Innospec	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
HNI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, IOSP or HNI?

Innospec has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HNI has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HNI beats Innospec on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.