Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for HNI Q1 Earnings

HNI Co. (NYSE:HNI) – Stock analysts at Sidoti Csr dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of HNI in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, February 21st. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $0.35 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.42. The consensus estimate for HNI’s current full-year earnings is $3.60 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for HNI’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.41 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.95 EPS.

HNI (NYSE:HNI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $642.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 report on Friday, February 21st.

HNI Stock Up 3.3 %

Shares of HNI opened at $47.60 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $2.28 billion, a PE ratio of 16.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.90. The business has a fifty day moving average of $49.55 and a 200 day moving average of $51.97. HNI has a 52-week low of $40.94 and a 52-week high of $58.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36.

Institutional Trading of HNI

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Pacer Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of HNI during the fourth quarter valued at $69,253,000. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of HNI by 275.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,836,205 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $98,861,000 after buying an additional 1,346,999 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of HNI during the fourth quarter valued at $8,897,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of 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 during the period. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of HNI during the fourth quarter valued at $7,076,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.26% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other HNI news, Director Larry B. Porcellato sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.95, for a total value of $113,900.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 37,880 shares in the company, valued at $2,157,266. This trade represents a 5.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Brian Scott Smith sold 556 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.90, for a total value of $27,744.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 14,394 shares in the company, valued at approximately $718,260.60. The trade was a 3.72 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 3.36% of the company’s stock.

HNI Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 24th will be paid a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 24th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.77%. HNI’s payout ratio is 45.67%.

About HNI

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.