HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC (HVT)
Consumer Discretionary · specialty furniture retail · NYSE
A specialty home furniture retailer serving middle-to-upper-income consumers across 129 stores in the South and Midwest, differentiated by free in-home design consultations and omnichannel shopping experience.
What HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC does
Haverty Furniture Companies is a specialty retailer of residential furniture and accessories in the middle to upper-middle price range, operating 129 stores across the Southern and Midwest regions of the U.S. The company sells through physical retail locations and an integrated online presence, offering commissioned-based sales support and free in-home design consultations. Approximately 33.5% of written sales result from consultations with in-home designers, with customers using design services generating roughly double the average sales ticket.
Themes: specialty furniture retail, omnichannel home furnishings, design services and personalization, middle market furniture
Fundamentals
- Price$27.38 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$453M as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return+22.9% 2025-08-21 close $22.27 → 2026-08-21 close $27.38
- P/E19.83 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+2.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+60.9% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+7.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+8.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-10.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.21 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +3.6%; pays a dividend.
How HVT compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 25% 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 10% 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 162 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, HVT's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 106%, free-cash-flow payout 63%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout106% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout63% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC looks technically
HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC (HVT) is trading 13.8% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 28 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 24 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 13.8% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +13.8% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $25.97 | $25.97 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $24.05 | $24.05 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 11 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 11 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 28 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 28 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 24 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 23.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 51.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($26.65 to $29.75) — its "stochastic" reading is 24 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 23.6 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 3 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $29.75 | $29.75 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 8.0% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -8.0% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 37.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +37.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 8.0% below its highest point of the past year | 8.0% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $52.84 (set on 2021-06-07) | $52.84 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($19.99 to $29.09), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 19% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $23.18 to $23.47. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 18.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 48.2% below its all-time high | -48.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a resistance level at $27.49 — a price it turned at three times since 2026-01-22, most recently on 2026-02-24. Since 2024-08-21 it has 11 such levels below the current price and 1 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $7.21 (set on 2008-01-10) | $7.21 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 279.8% above its all-time low | +279.8% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 80% of the past ~6 months) | 80th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.8979 between its high and its low — about 3.3% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.8979 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $24.63 and $30.48 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $24.63 – $27.56 – $30.48 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.3% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.3% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (13.8% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.67× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 4 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 4 sessions ago |
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| Since a hammer | 4 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 4 sessions ago |
Price gaps
1
| Open gap | it gapped 5.0% above the previous close 48 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 22.51 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +5.0% |
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Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 6 sessions in a row, a -5.19% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 6 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 4.8 percentage points (the stock gained 7.2% while the market gained 2.3%) | +4.8% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 20.0 percentage points (the stock gained 23.1% while the market gained 3.1%) | +20.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 6.5 percentage points (the stock gained 4.6% while the market gained 11.1%) | -6.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 2.5 percentage points (the stock gained 22.9% while the market gained 20.5%) | +2.5% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 9.8% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.0% of the share price. | +9.8% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 13% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $24.21 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +13.1% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 4% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-04 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $28.46 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 14 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -3.8% |
Price levels it has turned at before
HVT last closed at $27.38 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 11 prices below its last close and 1 above; the 3 nearest below and the nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $27.49 | Resistance | 0.4% above the last close | turned there three times · 2026-01-22 to 2026-02-24 |
| $26.42 | Support | 3.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-10-16 to 2026-07-16 |
| $24.98 | Support | 8.8% below the last close | turned there five times · 2024-10-10 to 2026-01-30 |
| $24.04 | Support | 12.2% below the last close | turned there 10 times · 2024-09-09 to 2026-07-23 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · lagging the market · On a losing streak (5+ lower closes in a row) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$33.00 range $30.00 – $36.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for HVT
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.42 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-21
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Concentration in Southern and Midwest regions (17 states) limits geographic diversification and exposes the company to regional economic downturns","Capital-intensive retail model with significant lease obligations ($219.2M in current and noncurrent lease liabilities as of Q1 2026) creates fixed cost burden during periods of demand weakness","Tight net margins (2.64%) and inventory management challenges (inventories increased 11% YoY to $106.9M in Q1 2026) leave limited room for error in pricing, merchandising, or demand forecasting"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of HVT's 10-Q filed 2026-05-06 against the prior one filed 2025-10-31.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added reference to Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 2025 (newer filing) vs. December 31, 2024 (older filing)
- Added risk: 'our ability to locate our stores in suitable locations to attract customers'
- Added risk: 'a substantial portion of our merchandise' language (changed from 'merchandise' to 'a substantial portion of our merchandise')
- Added risk: 'significant fluctuations and volatility' (emphasis added)
- Added risk: 'a failure by our vendors to meet our quality control standards' (reworded from older version)
- Added risk: 'our reliance on information technology and any disruptions in our IT systems'
- Added risk: 'failure to protect our intellectual property'
- Added risk: 'our ability to comply with all applicable laws and regulations'
- Added risk: 'natural disasters, public health events, geopolitical instability or other disruptive events'
- Removed:
- Removed risk: 'changes in general domestic and international economic conditions such as inflation rates, interest rates, tax rates, unemployment rates, higher labor and healthcare costs, recessions, and changing government policies, laws and regulations' (replaced with more specific wording)
- Removed risk: 'certain risks may not be fully covered by insurance' appears in newer but was not explicitly listed in older version's enumerated list
- Reworded:
- Changed 'our ability to maintain and enhance our brand' position in list (moved earlier in newer filing)
- Changed 'importing merchandise from foreign sources' to 'importing a substantial portion of our merchandise from foreign sources' (newer filing)
- Changed 'fluctuations and volatility in the cost' to 'significant fluctuations and volatility in the cost' (newer filing adds 'significant')
- Changed 'our dependence on third-party producers' order in list (repositioned in newer filing)
- Changed 'our vendors' ability to meet' to 'a failure by our vendors to meet' (newer filing uses negative framing)
- Changed economic conditions description from 'changes in general domestic and international economic conditions such as inflation rates, interest rates, tax rates, unemployment rates, higher labor and healthcare costs, recessions, and changing government policies' to 'changes in economic conditions such as consumer disposable income, fuel prices, inflation rates, recession and fears of recession, unemployment rates, interest rates, tax rates, consumer confidence, and changing government policies, laws and regulations' (newer filing restructures and adds elements)
- Notes:
- The text appears truncated at the end of both versions ('Further information on the risks...')
- Comparison based on the enumerated risk factors list; full Risk Factors section may continue beyond the provided text
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-06) includes Directors' Compensation Plan activity of $21 thousand in the three months ended March 31, 2026 stockholders' equity table
- Newer filing (2026-05-06) shows Restricted stock issuances of 41 thousand shares (versus 53 thousand in older filing's comparable 2025 period)
- Removed:
- Older filing (2025-10-31) included nine-month comparative data in Comprehensive Income statement; newer filing (2026-05-06) shows only three-month data
- Older filing (2025-10-31) included nine-month comparative data in Cash Flows statement; newer filing (2026-05-06) shows only three-month data
- Older filing (2025-10-31) included nine months ended September 30, 2025 stockholders' equity table; newer filing (2026-05-06) omits this
- Reworded:
- Note A business description changed from 'retailer of a broad line of residential furniture' (2025-10-31) to 'specialty retailer of residential furniture and accessories' (2026-05-06)
- Item 1A Risk Factors page number changed from 19 (2025-10-31) to 17 (2026-05-06)
- Item 2 page number changed from 19 (2025-10-31) to 17 (2026-05-06)
- Item 5 page number changed from 19 (2025-10-31) to 17 (2026-05-06)
- Item 6 Exhibits page number changed from 20 (2025-10-31) to 18 (2026-05-06)
- Notes:
- The two filings cover different fiscal periods (March 31, 2026 versus September 30, 2025), which limits direct comparability of balance sheet and comprehensive income items
- The comparison is limited to the provided excerpts; complete Risk Factors sections were not provided in full, making complete assessment of that section impossible
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for HVT — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding HVT as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 2,451,747
- Reported value $51,928,005
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 1 increased, 4 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
HVT had 736,147 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for HVT because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 736,147
- Prior settlement (shares) 831,285
- Reported change -11.44%
- Days to cover (reported) 7.37
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- RH (Restoration Hardware)
- Wayfair
- Ashley Furniture Industries
- Williams-Sonoma (Pottery Barn)
- Ethan Allen
- Furniture Row
- Article (private)
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Frequently asked questions
What does HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC (HVT) do?
Haverty Furniture Companies is a specialty retailer of residential furniture and accessories in the middle to upper-middle price range, operating 129 stores across the Southern and Midwest regions of the U.S. The company sells through physical retail locations and an integrated online presence, offering commissioned-based sales support and free in-home design consultations.
What sector is HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC (HVT) in?
HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC (HVT) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is specialty furniture retail. It trades on NYSE.
Does HVT pay a dividend?
Yes — HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC (HVT) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 3.63% (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC's (HVT) competitors?
Notable peers of HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC (HVT) include RH (Restoration Hardware), Wayfair, Ashley Furniture Industries, Williams-Sonoma (Pottery Barn) and Ethan Allen. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC (HVT) overbought or oversold right now?
HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES INC (HVT) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 52, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on HVT come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.