Steelcase (SCS) Competitors

HNI (NYSE:HNI) and Steelcase (NYSE:SCS) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer HNI or SCS?

In the previous week, Steelcase had 17 more articles in the media than HNI. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Steelcase and 8 mentions for HNI. HNI's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Steelcase's score of 0.22 indicating that HNI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HNI	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Steelcase	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is HNI or SCS more profitable?

HNI has a net margin of 5.35% compared to Steelcase's net margin of 3.84%. HNI's return on equity of 18.48% beat Steelcase's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HNI	5.35%	18.48%	7.99%
Steelcase	3.84%	14.49%	6.00%

Which has better valuation & earnings, HNI or SCS?

HNI has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Steelcase. Steelcase 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	18.41
Steelcase	$3.17B	0.41	$120.70M	$1.01	11.12

Do analysts rate HNI or SCS?

HNI presently has a consensus target price of $71.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.21%. Steelcase has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.48%. Given Steelcase's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Steelcase 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
Steelcase	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HNI or SCS?

75.3% of HNI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Steelcase shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of HNI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Steelcase shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, HNI or SCS?

HNI has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steelcase has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HNI or SCS a better dividend stock?

HNI pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Steelcase pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. HNI pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Steelcase pays out 39.6% 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. Steelcase is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

HNI beats Steelcase on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.