Sidoti Csr Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for HNI

HNI Co. (NYSE:HNI) – Research analysts at Sidoti Csr decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for HNI in a report issued 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 forecast 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 lowered shares of HNI from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st.

HNI Stock Up 0.7 %

HNI opened at $42.14 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.98 billion, a PE ratio of 14.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.78. HNI has a fifty-two week low of $39.76 and a fifty-two week high of $58.42. The business has a 50-day moving average of $45.35 and a 200-day moving average of $50.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 0.68.

HNI (NYSE:HNI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.13. HNI had a net margin of 5.52% and a return on equity of 18.27%. The firm had revenue of $642.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $657.03 million.

Institutional Trading of HNI

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in HNI. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of HNI by 85.1% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 561 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in HNI by 649.1% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in shares of HNI during the fourth quarter worth about $55,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of HNI during the fourth quarter worth about $121,000. Finally, Vestcor Inc bought a new stake in HNI in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $176,000. Institutional investors own 75.26% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, 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 transaction, the insider now owns 14,394 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $718,260.60. This represents a 3.72 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 3.37% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

HNI Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 24th were given a dividend of $0.33 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.13%. HNI’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.