Sidoti Csr Issues Pessimistic Outlook for HNI Earnings

HNI Co. (NYSE:HNI) – Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of HNI in a research note issued to investors on Friday, April 11th. Sidoti Csr analyst G. Burns now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.73 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.

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

HNI Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of HNI stock opened at $41.76 on Monday. 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 fifty-two week low of $39.76 and a fifty-two week high of $58.42. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $45.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $49.94. The stock has a market cap of $1.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.78.

HNI (NYSE:HNI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.13. The business 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%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On HNI

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in HNI by 85.1% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 561 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in HNI by 649.1% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 809 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 701 shares during the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in HNI in the fourth quarter worth $55,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in HNI during the fourth quarter valued at $121,000. Finally, Vestcor Inc acquired a new stake in shares of HNI during the fourth quarter worth $176,000. Institutional investors own 75.26% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Brian Scott Smith sold 556 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.90, for a total value of $27,744.40. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 14,394 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $718,260.60. This represents a 3.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 3.37% of the company’s stock.

HNI Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 24th were given a $0.33 dividend. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 24th. 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.