MillerKnoll (MLKN) Competitors

MillerKnoll (NASDAQ:MLKN) and HNI (NYSE:HNI) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer MLKN or HNI?

In the previous week, MillerKnoll had 2 more articles in the media than HNI. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for MillerKnoll and 7 mentions for HNI. MillerKnoll's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat HNI's score of 0.65 indicating that MillerKnoll is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MillerKnoll	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HNI	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MLKN or HNI more profitable?

HNI has a net margin of 5.73% compared to MillerKnoll's net margin of -1.01%. HNI's return on equity of 20.08% beat MillerKnoll's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MillerKnoll	-1.01%	10.44%	3.40%
HNI	5.73%	20.08%	8.77%

Do analysts recommend MLKN or HNI?

HNI has a consensus target price of $75.00, indicating a potential upside of 67.27%. Given HNI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HNI is more favorable than MillerKnoll.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MillerKnoll	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
HNI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MLKN or HNI?

87.5% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of HNI shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of MillerKnoll shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of HNI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MLKN or HNI a better dividend stock?

MillerKnoll pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. HNI pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. MillerKnoll pays out -133.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HNI pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. HNI has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. MillerKnoll is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MLKN or HNI?

HNI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MillerKnoll. MillerKnoll is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HNI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MillerKnoll	$3.67B	0.41	-$36.90M	-$0.56	-39.63
HNI	$2.53B	0.81	$139.50M	$3.08	14.56

Which has more risk & volatility, MLKN or HNI?

MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HNI has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HNI beats MillerKnoll on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.