Interface (TILE) Competitors

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

Does the media favor HNI or TILE?

In the previous week, HNI had 2 more articles in the media than Interface. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for HNI and 2 mentions for Interface. Interface's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat HNI's score of 0.82 indicating that Interface is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is HNI or TILE a better dividend stock?

HNI pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Interface pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. HNI pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Interface pays out 2.8% 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HNI or TILE?

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
HNI	$2.53B	0.95	$139.50M	$2.81	18.37
Interface	$1.32B	0.95	$86.95M	$1.45	14.72

Is HNI or TILE 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
HNI	5.35%	18.48%	7.99%
Interface	6.48%	17.73%	7.19%

Which has more risk and volatility, HNI or TILE?

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HNI or TILE?

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

Do analysts rate HNI or TILE?

HNI currently has a consensus price target of $71.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.52%. Interface has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.52%. Given Interface's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Interface is more favorable than HNI.

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

Summary

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