Interface (TILE) Competitors

Interface (NASDAQ:TILE) and HNI (NYSE:HNI) are both office services & supplies companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is TILE or HNI more profitable?

Interface has a net margin of 6.48% compared to HNI's net margin of 5.35%. HNI's return on equity of 18.48% beat Interface's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Interface	6.48%	17.73%	7.19%
HNI	5.35%	18.48%	7.99%

Is TILE or HNI a better dividend stock?

Interface pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. HNI pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Interface pays out 2.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HNI pays out 48.4% 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. HNI is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor TILE or HNI?

In the previous week, Interface had 2 more articles in the media than HNI. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Interface and 5 mentions for HNI. HNI's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Interface's score of 0.25 indicating that HNI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TILE or HNI?

98.3% of Interface shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of HNI shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Interface shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of HNI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, TILE or HNI?

HNI has higher revenue and earnings than Interface. Interface 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
Interface	$1.32B	0.99	$86.95M	$1.45	15.27
HNI	$2.53B	0.96	$139.50M	$2.81	18.53

Which has more volatility and risk, TILE or HNI?

Interface has a beta of 1.97, indicating that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HNI has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer TILE or HNI?

Interface currently has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.53%. HNI has a consensus target price of $71.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.38%. Given HNI's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HNI is more favorable than Interface.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Interface	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
HNI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

HNI beats Interface on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.