HNI Corporation (HNI) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Consumer Cyclical · Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $29.25: Quality below floor (2.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.0/10 and A.R:R 9.5:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 5.00; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
HNI is a manufacturer of workplace furnishings and residential building products. Within workplace furnishings, the Corporation is the thought leader in commercial furnishings and the preeminent global designer, innovator, and provider of workplace solutions going to market... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $29.25: Quality below floor (2.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.0/10 and A.R:R 9.5:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 5.00; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 25, MACD bearish. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 64d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — HNI Corporation
Latest news
- Analysts Estimate HNI (HNI) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- HNI (HNI) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- Earnings call transcript: HNI Corp beats EPS forecast but misses on revenue in Q1 2026 - Investing.com Canada — Investing.com Canada positive
- Earnings call transcript: HNI Corp beats EPS forecast but misses on revenue in Q1 2026 By Investing.com - Investing.com — Investing.com South Africa neutral
- Hni Drops 7.1% on EPS Beat - AlphaStreet — AlphaStreet positive
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $29.25: Quality below floor (2.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 6.0/10 and A.R:R 9.5:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 5.00; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 25, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $28.35. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $58.65 (+100.5% upside). Prior stop was $28.35. Stop-loss: $28.35.
Quality below floor (2.8 < 4.0); Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin -1.3%), High leverage (D/E 9.2).
HNI Corporation trades at a P/E of 108.3 (forward 6.0). TrendMatrix value score: 7.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
6 analysts cover HNI with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $69.
What does HNI Corporation do?HNI is a manufacturer of workplace furnishings and residential building products. Within workplace furnishings, the...
HNI is a manufacturer of workplace furnishings and residential building products. Within workplace furnishings, the Corporation is the thought leader in commercial furnishings and the preeminent global designer, innovator, and provider of workplace solutions going to market under unique brands serving multiple channels and customers from the largest multinational companies to small local businesses.