Haverty Furniture Companies (HVT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of residential furniture and accessories in the United States. The company offers furniture merchandise under the Havertys brand name. It also provides custom upholstery products and eclectic looks; and mattress product lines under the Tempur-Pedic, Serta, Sealy, and Stearns and Foster names. The company sells home furnishings through its retail stores, as well as through its website. Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.33 to $22.64
• 50-Day Range: $19.83 to $23.32
• 52-Week Range: $17.01 to $28.53
• Volume: 55,131 shs
• Average Volume: 127,583 shs
• Market Capitalization: $366.32 million
• P/E Ratio: 19.61
• Dividend Yield: 5.69%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Haverty Furniture Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Haverty Furniture Companies scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 68th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Haverty Furniture Companies.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 78.41%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Haverty Furniture Companies are expected to grow by 78.41% in the coming year, from $0.88 to $1.57 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Haverty Furniture Companies is 19.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Haverty Furniture Companies is 19.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 27.28.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Haverty Furniture Companies has a PEG Ratio of 1.67. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Haverty Furniture Companies has a P/B Ratio of 1.20. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.02% of the float of Haverty Furniture Companies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Haverty Furniture Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Haverty Furniture Companies has recently decreased by 12.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Haverty Furniture Companies is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.59%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Haverty Furniture Companies has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Haverty Furniture Companies is 111.30%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Haverty Furniture Companies will have a dividend payout ratio of 81.53% in the coming year. This indicates that Haverty Furniture Companies may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.25

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.02% of the float of Haverty Furniture Companies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Haverty Furniture Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Haverty Furniture Companies has recently decreased by 12.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.25

News Sentiment

Haverty Furniture Companies has a news sentiment score of 1.25. 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 0.99 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Haverty Furniture Companies this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for HVT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Haverty Furniture Companies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Haverty Furniture Companies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $31,005.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 8.63% of the stock of Haverty Furniture Companies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.57% of the stock of Haverty Furniture Companies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HVT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HVT shares performed this year?

Haverty Furniture Companies' stock was trading at $22.26 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HVT shares have increased by 1.2% and is now trading at $22.5170.

How were Haverty Furniture Companies' earnings last quarter?

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (NYSE:HVT) released its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $181.03 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.11 million. Haverty Furniture Companies had a net margin of 2.71% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.39%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Haverty Furniture Companies' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Haverty Furniture Companies include Pzena Investment Management LLC (9.66%), LSV Asset Management (3.27%), American Century Companies Inc. (2.88%) and Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (2.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Rawson Haverty, Jr, Rawson Haverty Jr, Clarence H Smith, Jenny H Parker, John Linwood Gill, Richard B Hare, Steven G Burdette and Mylle H Mangum.
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How do I buy shares of Haverty Furniture Companies?

Shares of HVT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Haverty Furniture Companies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Haverty Furniture Companies investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Broadcom (AVGO) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/17 Dividend: 6/02/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/17 Dividend: 6/02/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/17/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2025
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/25/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/25/2025
• Today: 8/29/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - HOME FRN
• Sub-Industry: Homefurnishing Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HVT
• CIK: 216085
• Web: www.havertys.com
• Phone: (404) 443-2900
• Fax: 404-443-4180
• Employees: 2,334
• Year Founded: 1885

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.56
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.56
• P/E Growth: 1.67
• Net Income: $19.96 million
• Net Margins: 2.71%
• Pretax Margin: 3.61%
• Return on Equity: 6.39%
• Return on Assets: 3.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.81
• Quick Ratio: 1.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $722.90 million
• Price / Sales: 0.51
• Cash Flow: $2.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.92
• Book Value: $18.74 per share
• Price / Book: 1.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 16,270,000
• Free Float: 14,863,000
• Market Cap: $365.99 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.42