Sidoti Csr Issues Pessimistic Estimate for HVT Earnings

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (NYSE:HVT) – Sidoti Csr lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Haverty Furniture Companies in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 31st. Sidoti Csr analyst A. Lebiedzinski now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.54 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.57. The consensus estimate for Haverty Furniture Companies’ current full-year earnings is $1.39 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for Haverty Furniture Companies’ Q1 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.17 EPS.

Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $178.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $182.37 million. Haverty Furniture Companies had a net margin of 3.57% and a return on equity of 8.69%.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Haverty Furniture Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th.

Haverty Furniture Companies Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of HVT opened at $21.96 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $25.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.08. Haverty Furniture Companies has a 12-month low of $21.61 and a 12-month high of $37.05. The firm has a market cap of $360.36 million, a PE ratio of 13.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.48.

Haverty Furniture Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 11th. Investors of record on Monday, August 26th were given a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 26th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.83%. Haverty Furniture Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 80.50%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Haverty Furniture Companies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HVT. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies by 179.2% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 9,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 6,101 shares in the last quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. boosted its position in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies by 2,503.4% during the 2nd quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. now owns 573,122 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,494,000 after purchasing an additional 551,108 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies by 82.2% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 20,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $706,000 after purchasing an additional 9,335 shares in the last quarter. Vest Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies during the 2nd quarter worth $1,087,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,105,487 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,719,000 after purchasing an additional 17,354 shares in the last quarter. 80.57% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Haverty Furniture Companies

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.