Interface (NASDAQ:TILE) VP Sells $224,400.00 in Stock

Interface, Inc. (NASDAQ:TILE) VP James Poppens sold 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.05, for a total transaction of $224,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 103,846 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,912,880.30. The trade was a 7.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

James Poppens also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, March 5th, James Poppens sold 5,000 shares of Interface stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.11, for a total value of $140,550.00.
• On Wednesday, March 4th, James Poppens sold 2,650 shares of Interface stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.11, for a total value of $77,141.50.
• On Tuesday, March 3rd, James Poppens sold 10,000 shares of Interface stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.42, for a total value of $294,200.00.

Interface Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:TILE opened at $28.14 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $1.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.36, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 2.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Interface, Inc. has a 12-month low of $17.24 and a 12-month high of $35.11. The business’s 50 day moving average is $31.18 and its 200 day moving average is $28.78.

Interface (NASDAQ:TILE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The textile maker reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.09. Interface had a return on equity of 19.54% and a net margin of 8.37%.The business had revenue of $349.39 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $350.54 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.34 earnings per share. Interface’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Interface, Inc. will post 1.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Interface Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 27th will be issued a $0.03 dividend. This is an increase from Interface’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 27th. Interface’s dividend payout ratio is currently 4.08%.

Key Headlines Impacting Interface

Here are the key news stories impacting Interface this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly earnings beat — Interface reported $0.49 EPS vs. $0.40 expected, showing improving profitability and year‑over‑year EPS growth; that beat supports valuation and investor confidence. MarketBeat TILE page
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend increase — the board raised the quarterly payout to $0.03 (annualized $0.12), signaling confidence in cash flow and adding modest income appeal. MarketBeat TILE page
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying — multiple hedge funds and asset managers materially increased stakes in Q4 (Fuller & Thaler, UBS, Balyasny, etc.), which can provide a stable shareholder base and reduce volatility. MarketBeat TILE page
• Neutral Sentiment: Technicals/analyst views — Zacks notes TILE is in oversold territory and analysts have been raising estimates, which could support a technical bounce; consensus target remains around $36. Zacks turnaround article
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — VP James Poppens sold shares on multiple days (Mar 3–6), totaling roughly 25k+ shares across consecutive transactions; while insiders still hold large positions, the volume and cadence of sales can be perceived as a near‑term negative signal. SEC filing: SEC filing

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Interface

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Interface by 133.9% during the fourth quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,008,260 shares of the textile maker’s stock worth $56,071,000 after buying an additional 1,149,733 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in Interface in the fourth quarter valued at about $471,000. Zacks Investment Management boosted its stake in Interface by 40.2% in the fourth quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 53,739 shares of the textile maker’s stock valued at $1,500,000 after acquiring an additional 15,401 shares during the last quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL bought a new position in shares of Interface during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $209,000. Finally, Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Interface during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $224,000. Institutional investors own 98.34% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

TILE has been the topic of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Interface from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday. Zacks Research lowered shares of Interface from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 30th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Interface from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Barrington Research boosted their target price on Interface from $32.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.00.

About Interface

Interface, Inc (NASDAQ: TILE) is a global manufacturer of modular flooring and resilient commercial flooring solutions. The company specializes in carpet tiles, luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and other environmentally responsible hard-surface products designed for use in corporate, education, healthcare, hospitality and retail environments. Interface’s portfolio also includes broadloom carpet, rubber flooring and acoustic underlays, all engineered to meet performance, design and sustainability requirements in modern interior spaces.

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