NYSE: HNI

HNI (HNI) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$47.29+0.43 (+0.9%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

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 price vs fair value

$49.22$47.29Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $47.29200-day averageGekko Fair Value $49.22

HNI quick facts

Market cap
$3.41B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
10
EPS, TTM
−$0.03
Revenue, TTM
$4.39B
Profit margin
0.1%
Dividend yield
2.95%
Beta
0.92
Volume
316,543 avg 545,831
1-year return
+6.8%
Typical daily move
±3%
Typical 20-day move
±5.5%
50-day average
$47.79
200-day average
$41.61
Next earnings
Nov 3
Shares outstanding
72.18M
52-week range
$28.93$52.79

HNI swing-trade checklist

HNI scores 1 supportive, 3 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

1 supportive3 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $47.29 sits between the 50-day ($47.79) and 200-day ($41.61) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    57.8, Neutral

    Reading 57.8 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valuemixed

    3.9% below

    Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (3.9% below).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 22 days

    Reports on Nov 3, 2026, 22 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +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.

    See seasonality

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HNI stock chart and price history

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.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
HNI share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$30$35$40$45$50NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct47.29

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+0.9%
3 months
+19.1%
6 months
+34.3%
1 year
+6.8%
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About HNI

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.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Producer manufacturing
Industry
Office equipment/Supplies
Website
hnicorp.com

HNI GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

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.

010057.8Neutral

Down 0.2 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying66−1.0%−2.5%−0.7%+0.3%
Accumulation172+0.4%+1.2%+2.8%+7.5%
Neutral (current zone)393+0.4%+0.7%+0.6%+0.8%
Distribution50−0.5%−0.5%−0.5%−2.8%
Selling1Too 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.

Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →

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Is HNI stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

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.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$49$47Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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HNI insider and Congress trading

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.

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.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in HNI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

HNI has been buying back its own shares.

Latest authorization
$200.0M, Aug 20, 2026
Bought back, quarter ended Sep 27, 2025
$3.80M
As a share of market cap
0.11%
Trailing four quarters
$124.6M

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

1of the funds Gekko tracks holds HNI.

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HNI earnings: next date and track record

HNI reports on Nov 3, 2026 (22 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.

5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.4%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+11.5%Jul ’24−4.2%Oct ’24−5.0%Feb ’25+0.6%Apr ’25+0.9%Jul ’25−1.1%Nov ’25−0.5%Feb ’26−3.6%Apr ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Apr 29, 2026$0.00
est $0.50
−100.0%——−3.6%
Feb 19, 2026$0.83
est $0.91
−8.3%——−0.5%
Nov 5, 2025$0.88
est $1.06
−17.0%——−1.1%
Jul 23, 2025$1.11
est $0.86
+29.4%$667.1M
est $688.6M
−3.1%+0.9%
Apr 28, 2025$0.44
est $0.39
+13.5%——+0.6%
Feb 20, 2025$0.87
est $0.74
+18.0%$642.5M
est $583.7M
+10.1%−5.0%
Oct 29, 2024$1.03
est $0.98
+5.1%$672.2M
est $657.0M
+2.3%−4.2%
Jul 25, 2024$0.79
est $0.61
+29.5%$623.7M
est $735.8M
−15.2%+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.

HNI stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for HNI is $71.00, +50.1% from the last close.

$71.00consensus 12-month target, +50.1% from the last close
+0.6%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+1.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

HNI seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, HNI averaged +1.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+4.8%2021+3.3%2022+5.7%2023+5.1%2024−8.4%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears 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 market cap and key statistics

HNI’s market cap is $3.41B and revenue of $4.39B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$3.41B
Forward P/E
10
EPS, TTM
−$0.03
Gekko Fair Value
$49.22

Trading

Volume
316,543
Avg volume, 20 days
545,831
52-week high
$52.79
52-week low
$28.93
Shares outstanding
72.18M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$4.39B
Profit margin
0.1%
Return on equity
0.3%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−31.5%

Risk and income

Beta
0.92
Typical daily move
±3%
Typical 20-day move
±5.5%
Dividend yield
2.95%

HNI stock news this week

1 headline about HNI from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.

HNI peers

HNI’s 2 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
MLKNMillerKnoll+1.2%Neutral43.9% below
ACCOAcco Brands+0.7%Neutral46.8% below

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In the Buying zone today

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HNI stock FAQ

What is HNI’s market cap?

HNI’s market cap is $3.41B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $47.29, with 72.18M shares outstanding.

What is the HNI stock forecast?

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.

Is HNI stock overvalued or undervalued?

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.

When does HNI report earnings next?

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.

What is HNI’s 52-week high and low?

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.

Is HNI stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 1 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (seasonality), 3 as mixed (trend, gekkoindex and fair value) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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