Head to Head Review: Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) and Floor & Decor (NYSE:FND)

Floor & Decor (NYSE:FND) and Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

Floor & Decor has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haverty Furniture Companies has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

80.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Floor & Decor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Floor & Decor and Haverty Furniture Companies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Floor & Decor	$4.46 billion	1.83	$205.87 million	$1.89	40.02
Haverty Furniture Companies	$722.90 million	0.44	$19.96 million	$1.26	15.74

Floor & Decor has higher revenue and earnings than Haverty Furniture Companies. Haverty Furniture Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Floor & Decor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Floor & Decor and Haverty Furniture Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Floor & Decor	4.53%	9.32%	3.95%
Haverty Furniture Companies	2.96%	6.94%	3.29%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Floor & Decor and Haverty Furniture Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Floor & Decor	2	10	6	0	2.22
Haverty Furniture Companies	0	1	0	0	2.00

Floor & Decor currently has a consensus target price of $93.56, indicating a potential upside of 23.69%. Given Floor & Decor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Floor & Decor is more favorable than Haverty Furniture Companies.

Summary

Floor & Decor beats Haverty Furniture Companies on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Floor & Decor

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. engages in the retail of hard surface flooring and related accessories. It provides wood, stone, and flooring products. Its products include vinyl, laminate, and tiles with materials installation for living rooms, kitchen, bathrooms, and walls. The company was founded by George Vincent West in 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

About Haverty Furniture Companies

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. The company sells home furnishings through its retail stores, as well as through its website. Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.