Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for HNI in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
HNI shares attracted attention this week after a brief overview described the company as a provider of commercial furnishings and hearth products operating through its workplace furnishings and residential building products segments, framing a positive view of the business for those unfamiliar with its structure. No results, deals, or regulatory developments accompanied the piece, leaving the forecast-style summary as the main point of reference for the period.
HNI closed at $47.29, up 0.9%, sitting between its 50-day average of $47.79 and its 200-day average of $41.61. The stock has climbed 19.1% over three months and 34.3% over six months, though it remains 6.8% higher over the past year and well off its 52-week high of $52.79. The GekkoIndex reads 57.8, placing HNI in the Neutral zone, while the price sits 3.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $49.22.
Earnings are due on 3 November 2026, 21 days out, which falls inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior report showed an EPS of 0 against an estimate of 0.50, with a -3.6% reaction, and the company has beaten estimates in 5 of the last 8 quarters. Seasonality from this point has averaged a 1.6% gain over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 4 of them. Smart-money and options activity show no notable insider, Congress, or unusual options signals in their respective windows, while the consensus analyst target stands at 71.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
HNI scores 1 supportive, 3 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
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Averages disagree
Close $47.29 sits between the 50-day ($47.79) and 200-day ($41.61) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart57.8, Neutral
Reading 57.8 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex3.9% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (3.9% below).
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No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 22 days
Reports on Nov 3, 2026, 22 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+1.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.6% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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HNI closed at $47.29 on Oct 12, 2026, +6.8% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $28.93 to $52.79.
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HNI makes and sells two very different kinds of goods: furniture for offices and homes, and heating equipment for houses, with most of its business concentrated in the United States. On the furnishings side it offers desks, seating, storage and modular office systems, along with architectural fittings, sold under names such as HON, Allsteel, Gunlocke, Maxon, HBF, OFM and Respawn, among others.
The company runs as two business lines. The workplace furnishings arm reaches buyers through dealers, wholesalers, office supply distributors, online sales, direct orders and government contracts. The other line, residential building products, makes hearth equipment including fireplaces, stoves, inserts and facings that run on gas, wood, electricity or pellets, under brands like Heatilator, Heat & Glo, Majestic, Quadra-Fire, Harman and Vermont Castings, sold through independent dealers as well as HNI's own distribution centers and retail locations.
HNI was founded in 1944 and is based in Muscatine, Iowa. Its shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker HNI.
HNI’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 57.8, in the Neutral zone, down 0.2 points over five sessions.
Down 0.2 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 66 | −1.0% | −0.7% | ||
| Accumulation | 172 | +0.4% | +2.8% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 393 | +0.4% | +0.6% | ||
| Distribution | 50 | −0.5% | −0.5% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average HNI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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HNI trades 3.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $49.22, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what HNI shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$49.22
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
3.9% below fair value · About fair value
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 3.5% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for HNI, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for HNI in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in HNI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
HNI has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds HNI.
HNI reports on Nov 3, 2026 (22 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 3, 2026
22 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | $0.00 est $0.50 | — | −3.6% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | $0.83 est $0.91 | — | −0.5% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $0.88 est $1.06 | — | −1.1% |
| Jul 23, 2025 | $1.11 est $0.86 | $667.1M est $688.6M | +0.9% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | $0.44 est $0.39 | — | +0.6% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | $0.87 est $0.74 | $642.5M est $583.7M | −5.0% |
| Oct 29, 2024 | $1.03 est $0.98 | $672.2M est $657.0M | −4.2% |
| Jul 25, 2024 | $0.79 est $0.61 | $623.7M est $735.8M | +11.5% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for HNI is $71.00, +50.1% from the last close.
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, HNI averaged +1.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −1.5% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −2.1% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +1.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +4.7% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, HNI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.5%.
HNI’s market cap is $3.41B and revenue of $4.39B over the last twelve months.
1 headline about HNI from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
HNI’s 2 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| MLKNMillerKnoll | Neutral | 43.9% below |
| ACCOAcco Brands | Neutral | 46.8% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
HNI’s market cap is $3.41B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $47.29, with 72.18M shares outstanding.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for HNI is $71.00, +50.1% from the last close. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate HNI is about fair value: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $47.29 is 3.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $49.22. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
HNI is expected to report on Nov 3, 2026 (22 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.40 per share on revenue of $1.60B. HNI beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.4% on average across the report.
HNI’s 52-week high is $52.79 and its 52-week low is $28.93; it closed at $47.29 on Oct 12, 2026, +6.8% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $58.42 on Nov 25, 2024.
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