Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for HVT FY2025 Earnings

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (NYSE:HVT) – Analysts at Sidoti Csr decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Haverty Furniture Companies in a research report issued on Thursday, January 15th. Sidoti Csr analyst A. Lebiedzinski now forecasts that the company will earn $1.15 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.17. The consensus estimate for Haverty Furniture Companies’ current full-year earnings is $0.88 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Haverty Furniture Companies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.38 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.63 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.04. Haverty Furniture Companies had a return on equity of 6.34% and a net margin of 2.62%.The company had revenue of $194.48 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $183.12 million.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Haverty Furniture Companies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Haverty Furniture Companies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Haverty Furniture Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce”.

Haverty Furniture Companies Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of HVT stock opened at $26.44 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $430.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.19, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.28. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $24.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.58. Haverty Furniture Companies has a twelve month low of $17.01 and a twelve month high of $26.93.

Haverty Furniture Companies Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were issued a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.0%. This is an increase from Haverty Furniture Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. Haverty Furniture Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 115.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Haverty Furniture Companies

In other news, Director Rawson Haverty, Jr. sold 7,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.86, for a total value of $186,450.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 14,354 shares of company stock valued at $345,898. 8.63% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Haverty Furniture Companies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies by 13.8% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 27,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $534,000 after purchasing an additional 3,293 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies by 30.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 162,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,211,000 after buying an additional 38,074 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies by 7.9% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 8,898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $175,000 after acquiring an additional 651 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies by 7.4% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 92,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,818,000 after acquiring an additional 6,387 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies by 68.7% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 172,099 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,394,000 after acquiring an additional 70,060 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.57% of the company’s stock.

Haverty Furniture Companies Company Profile

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc operates as a specialty retailer of residential furniture and home décor in the United States. Founded in 1885 by J.J. Haverty and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company offers a broad assortment of upholstered furniture, case goods, mattresses, area rugs and decorative accessories. Customers can shop through a network of company-owned showrooms as well as an e-commerce platform, supported by in-house design services, delivery options and consumer financing programs.

Over more than a century of operation, Havertys has expanded its presence primarily across the Southeast and select markets beyond.