HNI (HNI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

HNI Corporation, founded in 1944 as the Heating & Novelty Company and headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa, is a leading manufacturer of office furniture and hearth products. Over its history, the company has evolved from producing gas heaters into two primary business segments: Office Furniture and Hearth & Home. HNI’s Office Furniture division operates under well-known brands such as The HON Company, Allsteel, Gunlocke and Kimball, offering a comprehensive portfolio of workstations, seating, tables, storage solutions and acoustic products tailored for corporate, education, healthcare and government markets.

In its Hearth & Home segment, HNI designs, manufactures and distributes fireplaces, stoves, fireplace inserts, logs and related accessories. Key brands include Heatilator, Heat & Glo, Wildwood and Enviro. These products are sold through a network of independent retailers and specialty hearth distributors across North America, where the company maintains manufacturing facilities and distribution centers to support regional demand and fast delivery times.

HNI serves a diverse customer base, from small businesses to large enterprise and institutional clients, providing space-planning services and design consulting to optimize workplace environments. The company places a strong emphasis on sustainable manufacturing, incorporating recycled materials and energy-efficient processes in its facilities. In recent years, HNI has also expanded its digital offerings, developing online specification tools and dealer portals to streamline ordering and project management.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Douglas J. Hildreth, who has led the company since 2009, HNI continues to invest in product innovation, advanced manufacturing technologies and global distribution capabilities. While most of its operations are concentrated in the United States and Canada, the company periodically explores strategic partnerships and selective international sales channels to capitalize on growing demand for its office and hearth solutions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $30.84 to $31.55
• 50-Day Range: $29.31 to $39.51
• 52-Week Range: $28.93 to $53.29
• Volume: 657,927 shs
• Average Volume: 706,531 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.23 billion
• P/E Ratio: 76.44
• Dividend Yield: 4.47%
• Price Target: $65.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

HNI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

HNI scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 49th out of 297 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

HNI has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

HNI has a consensus price target of $65.00, representing about 107.4% upside from its current price of $31.34.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

HNI has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.50%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for HNI are expected to grow by 23.50% in the coming year, from $4.00 to $4.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of HNI is 76.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of HNI is 76.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 30.12.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

HNI has a PEG Ratio of 0.38. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

HNI has a P/B Ratio of 1.26. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.62% of the float of HNI has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

HNI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.93.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in HNI has recently increased by 25.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

HNI is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.43%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

HNI has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of HNI is 331.71%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, HNI will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.53% next year. This indicates that HNI will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.99

News Sentiment

HNI has a news sentiment score of 0.99. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for HNI this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, HNI insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.15% of the stock of HNI is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

75.26% of the stock of HNI is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/11 Dividend: 3/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/11 Dividend: 3/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/11/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Today: 5/26/2026
• Record date for 6/10 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Business/Office Products
• Sub-Industry: Office Services & Supplies
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HNI
• CIK: 48287
• Web: www.hnicorp.com
• Phone: (563) 272-7400
• Fax: 563-272-7217
• Employees: 19,500
• Year Founded: 1944

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for HNI: $65.00
• High Price Target: $65.00
• Low Price Target: $65.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +107.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.41
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 76.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.84
• P/E Growth: 0.38
• Net Income: $54.20 million
• Net Margins: 0.04%
• Pretax Margin: 0.45%
• Return on Equity: 13.17%
• Return on Assets: 5.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.81
• Current Ratio: 1.39
• Quick Ratio: 0.86

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.79
• Cash Flow: $3.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.92
• Book Value: $24.89 per share
• Price / Book: 1.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 71,270,000
• Free Float: 69,739,000
• Market Cap: $2.23 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01