Sidoti Csr Issues Positive Estimate for HNI Earnings

HNI Co. (NYSE:HNI) – Sidoti Csr raised their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of HNI in a report issued on Thursday, May 8th. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $1.07 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.06. The consensus estimate for HNI’s current full-year earnings is $3.60 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for HNI’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.08 EPS.

HNI (NYSE:HNI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The business services provider reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.09. HNI had a net margin of 5.52% and a return on equity of 18.27%. The company had revenue of $599.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $580.47 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.37 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded HNI from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st.

HNI Trading Up 3.1%

Shares of NYSE:HNI opened at $47.71 on Monday. HNI has a 52 week low of $39.76 and a 52 week high of $58.42. The company’s 50 day moving average is $43.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The company has a market cap of $2.24 billion, a PE ratio of 16.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.91.

HNI Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Brian Scott Smith sold 556 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 owns 14,394 shares in the company, valued at $718,260.60. This trade represents a 3.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 3.37% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of HNI by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,501 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $227,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC raised its holdings in HNI by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 7,942 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in HNI by 85.1% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 561 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its holdings in HNI by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 27,168 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,368,000 after purchasing an additional 267 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in HNI by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 23,100 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,164,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.26% of the company’s stock.

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.