Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT – Get Free Report) is one of 14 publicly-traded companies in the “RETAIL – HOME FRN” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Haverty Furniture Companies to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
80.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of shares of all “RETAIL – HOME FRN” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of shares of all “RETAIL – HOME FRN” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Haverty Furniture Companies and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Haverty Furniture Companies | $722.90 million | $19.96 million | 17.77 |
Haverty Furniture Companies Competitors | $26.25 billion | $2.36 billion | 17.62 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Haverty Furniture Companies and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Haverty Furniture Companies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Haverty Furniture Companies Competitors | 173 | 1317 | 2029 | 38 | 2.54 |
As a group, “RETAIL – HOME FRN” companies have a potential upside of 15.95%. Given Haverty Furniture Companies’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Haverty Furniture Companies has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Profitability
This table compares Haverty Furniture Companies and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Haverty Furniture Companies | 2.96% | 6.94% | 3.29% |
Haverty Furniture Companies Competitors | 6.52% | 33.77% | 8.67% |
Dividends
Haverty Furniture Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Haverty Furniture Companies pays out 101.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “RETAIL – HOME FRN” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.4% and pay out 49.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Haverty Furniture Companies has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
Risk & Volatility
Haverty Furniture Companies has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haverty Furniture Companies’ rivals have a beta of 1.46, suggesting that their average stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Haverty Furniture Companies rivals beat Haverty Furniture Companies on 11 of the 15 factors compared.
Haverty Furniture Companies Company Profile
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. The company sells home furnishings through its retail stores, as well as through its website. Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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