Research Analysts Offer Predictions for HVT Q1 Earnings

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (NYSE:HVT) – Research analysts at Sidoti cut their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Haverty Furniture Companies in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 25th. Sidoti analyst A. Lebiedzinski now anticipates that the company will earn $0.25 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.34. The consensus estimate for Haverty Furniture Companies’ current full-year earnings is $0.88 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Haverty Furniture Companies’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.05 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.00 EPS.

Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. Haverty Furniture Companies had a return on equity of 6.45% and a net margin of 2.60%.The firm had revenue of $201.92 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.47 million.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on HVT. Zacks Research cut shares of Haverty Furniture Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Haverty Furniture Companies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Haverty Furniture Companies in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce”.

Haverty Furniture Companies Stock Down 4.2%

Shares of HVT stock opened at $24.27 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $25.49 and its 200 day moving average is $23.54. The stock has a market cap of $394.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.74, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.32. Haverty Furniture Companies has a twelve month low of $17.01 and a twelve month high of $27.67.

Haverty Furniture Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 10th will be paid a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 10th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.4%. Haverty Furniture Companies’s payout ratio is presently 115.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Haverty Furniture Companies news, Director Rawson Haverty, Jr. sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.86, for a total transaction of $186,450.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 8.63% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new stake in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies in the 3rd quarter worth $1,123,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies during the third quarter valued at $1,118,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in Haverty Furniture Companies in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,288,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in Haverty Furniture Companies by 8.0% in the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 337,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,876,000 after buying an additional 24,945 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Haverty Furniture Companies by 146.3% in the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,000 after buying an additional 5,465 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.57% of the company’s stock.

About Haverty Furniture Companies

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc operates as a specialty retailer of residential furniture and home décor in the United States. Founded in 1885 by J.J. Haverty and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company offers a broad assortment of upholstered furniture, case goods, mattresses, area rugs and decorative accessories. Customers can shop through a network of company-owned showrooms as well as an e-commerce platform, supported by in-house design services, delivery options and consumer financing programs.

Over more than a century of operation, Havertys has expanded its presence primarily across the Southeast and select markets beyond.