Sei Investments Co. Increases Position in Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. $HVT

Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (NYSE:HVT) by 65.5% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 164,994 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 65,292 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in Haverty Furniture Companies were worth $3,495,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HVT. Tectonic Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Haverty Furniture Companies during the 4th quarter worth about $1,990,000. Hodges Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $4,948,000. State of Wyoming increased its holdings in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies by 37.5% in the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 11,766 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,000 after purchasing an additional 3,211 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new position in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies in the fourth quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Haverty Furniture Companies in the fourth quarter worth about $238,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.57% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently commented on HVT. Wall Street Zen lowered Haverty Furniture Companies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Haverty Furniture Companies in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Haverty Furniture Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Haverty Furniture Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE HVT opened at $28.82 on Friday. Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $19.89 and a 1 year high of $29.66. The company has a market capitalization of $463.87 million, a P/E ratio of 21.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $24.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.82.

Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $194.94 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $189.19 million. Haverty Furniture Companies had a return on equity of 7.15% and a net margin of 2.93%. As a group, research analysts expect that Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. will post 1.64 EPS for the current year.

Haverty Furniture Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $0.33 dividend. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. Haverty Furniture Companies’s payout ratio is 97.06%.

More Haverty Furniture Companies News

Here are the key news stories impacting Haverty Furniture Companies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded HVT to Rank #2 (Buy), citing growing optimism about the company’s earnings prospects. The upgrade could provide near-term support for the stock. What Makes Haverty Furniture HVT a New Buy Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Sidoti raised its FY2027 EPS forecast to $3.02 from $2.97 and increased estimates for Q4 2026 and the first two quarters of 2027. These revisions suggest improving longer-term profit expectations, although the changes were relatively small. Haverty Furniture Companies analyst estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent Zacks articles examined whether HVT offers better value than Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) and whether value investors should buy the stock. The coverage highlights valuation, growth, momentum and earnings-estimate trends, but does not provide a new material company announcement. HVT or WSM Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually high options volume indicates increased trading interest in HVT, but the report does not identify whether investors are positioning for gains or declines. Haverty Furniture Companies Sees Unusually High Options Volume
• Negative Sentiment: Haverty expects 2026 gross margin of 60.5%-61% amid fuel-driven freight increases. Higher transportation costs could constrain profitability and offset some of the benefit from stronger earnings estimates. Havertys expects 2026 gross margin amid fuel-driven freight increases
• Negative Sentiment: Sidoti trimmed its Q3 2026 EPS estimate to $0.50 from $0.51 and slightly lowered its Q4 2027 forecast to $1.07 from $1.08, signaling some near-term uncertainty. Haverty Furniture Companies analyst estimates

About Haverty Furniture Companies

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc operates as a specialty retailer of residential furniture and home décor in the United States. Founded in 1885 by J.J. Haverty and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company offers a broad assortment of upholstered furniture, case goods, mattresses, area rugs and decorative accessories. Customers can shop through a network of company-owned showrooms as well as an e-commerce platform, supported by in-house design services, delivery options and consumer financing programs.

Over more than a century of operation, Havertys has expanded its presence primarily across the Southeast and select markets beyond.