This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Knoll (KNL) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesOptions ChainSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KNL vs. HNI, PBI, SCS, TILE, ACCO, NL, AVY, MSA, MMS, and INGMShould you be buying Knoll stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Knoll include HNI (HNI), Pitney Bowes (PBI), Steelcase (SCS), Interface (TILE), Acco Brands (ACCO), NL Industries (NL), Avery Dennison (AVY), MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA), Maximus (MMS), and Ingram Micro (INGM). Knoll vs. Its Competitors HNI Pitney Bowes Steelcase Interface Acco Brands NL Industries Avery Dennison MSA Safety Incorporporated Maximus Ingram Micro Knoll (NYSE:KNL) and HNI (NYSE:HNI) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the media favor KNL or HNI? In the previous week, HNI had 3 more articles in the media than Knoll. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for HNI and 1 mentions for Knoll. HNI's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Knoll's score of 0.22 indicating that HNI is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Knoll 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral HNI 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend KNL or HNI? HNI has a consensus target price of $75.00, suggesting a potential upside of 64.81%. Given HNI's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HNI is more favorable than Knoll.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Knoll 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00HNI 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is KNL or HNI a better dividend stock? Knoll pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. HNI pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Knoll pays out 7.9% 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. HNI is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is KNL or HNI more profitable? HNI has a net margin of 5.73% compared to Knoll's net margin of -0.60%. HNI's return on equity of 20.08% beat Knoll's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Knoll-0.60% 7.76% 2.36% HNI 5.73%20.08%8.77% Which has more volatility & risk, KNL or HNI? Knoll has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HNI has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, KNL or HNI? HNI has higher revenue and earnings than Knoll. Knoll is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HNI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKnoll$1.24B1.00$7.70M$3.048.24HNI$2.53B0.82$139.50M$3.0814.77 Do insiders and institutionals believe in KNL or HNI? 87.1% of Knoll shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of HNI shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Knoll shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of HNI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHNI beats Knoll on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Knoll News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KNL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KNL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKnollFurniture & Fixtures IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.24BN/A$26.72B$21.63BDividend Yield0.96%N/A2.75%3.51%P/E Ratio-113.82N/A27.1329.94Price / Sales1.00N/A774.1560.87Price / Cash13.09N/A27.3218.30Price / Book2.84N/A7.784.64Net Income$7.70MN/A$199.86M$1.00B Knoll Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KNLKnoll0.0649 of 5 stars$25.04flatN/AN/A$1.24B$1.24B-113.823,082HNIHNI4.8019 of 5 stars$44.82-1.7%$75.00+67.3%-13.0%$2.05B$2.53B14.567,700Short Interest ↑PBIPitney Bowes3.3269 of 5 stars$11.32-3.6%N/A+68.0%$1.95B$2.03B-18.897,200Positive NewsSCSSteelcase3.5217 of 5 stars$16.74-0.9%$16.00-4.4%+30.9%$1.92B$3.17B16.2511,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑TILEInterface3.6538 of 5 stars$27.38+1.3%$32.00+16.9%+55.8%$1.60B$1.32B16.973,636ACCOAcco Brands4.9734 of 5 stars$3.94-1.6%$6.00+52.5%-22.4%$354.66M$1.67B8.375,000Positive NewsNLNL Industries1.2345 of 5 stars$6.15+1.7%$6.00-2.4%-14.0%$300.49M$145.90M5.592,820AVYAvery Dennison4.8878 of 5 stars$164.77-1.3%$197.60+19.9%-22.2%$12.86B$8.76B18.5135,000Positive NewsMSAMSA Safety Incorporporated4.5492 of 5 stars$168.47-0.2%$189.20+12.3%-5.6%$6.61B$1.81B24.095,200Positive NewsMMSMaximus3.2782 of 5 stars$87.79+0.4%$90.00+2.5%-1.0%$4.95B$5.31B16.1841,100Positive NewsINGMIngram Micro3.7155 of 5 stars$20.54+0.5%$25.79+25.5%N/A$4.82B$47.98B17.7023,500 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HNI Competitors Pitney Bowes Competitors Steelcase Competitors Interface Competitors Acco Brands Competitors NL Industries Competitors Avery Dennison Competitors MSA Safety Incorporporated Competitors Maximus Competitors Ingram Micro Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KNL) was last updated on 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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