Telsey Advisory Group Has Weak Forecast for HVT Q3 Earnings

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (NYSE:HVT) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Haverty Furniture Companies in a report issued on Thursday, October 23rd. Telsey Advisory Group analyst C. Fernandez now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.20 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.24. The consensus estimate for Haverty Furniture Companies’ current full-year earnings is $0.88 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Haverty Furniture Companies’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS.

HVT has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Haverty Furniture Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 5th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Haverty Furniture Companies from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Haverty Furniture Companies currently has an average rating of “Reduce”.

Haverty Furniture Companies Price Performance

Shares of Haverty Furniture Companies stock opened at $20.32 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $330.46 million, a P/E ratio of 17.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $20.86. Haverty Furniture Companies has a fifty-two week low of $17.01 and a fifty-two week high of $24.91.

Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $181.03 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $177.11 million. Haverty Furniture Companies had a net margin of 2.71% and a return on equity of 6.39%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Haverty Furniture Companies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in Haverty Furniture Companies by 7.9% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 8,898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $175,000 after acquiring an additional 651 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in Haverty Furniture Companies by 2.0% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 42,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $863,000 after acquiring an additional 843 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in Haverty Furniture Companies by 1,929.3% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 1,447 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Haverty Furniture Companies in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies by 8.9% during the second quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 18,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $386,000 after purchasing an additional 1,556 shares in the last quarter. 80.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Haverty Furniture Companies

In other Haverty Furniture Companies news, Director Rawson Haverty, Jr. sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.84, for a total value of $342,600.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 29,523 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $674,305.32. This trade represents a 33.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 40,000 shares of company stock valued at $918,900 over the last quarter. 8.63% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Haverty Furniture Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 25th were paid a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 25th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.3%. Haverty Furniture Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 111.30%.

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.