New York, May 22, 2026, 07:10 (EDT)
- HomesToLife last showed a $1.76 quote ahead of the Nasdaq open. One quote service reported a pre-market trade at $1.73 for 50 shares.
- Nasdaq’s usual session hadn’t started yet. U.S. markets will be shut Monday for Memorial Day.
- Investors are watching thin trading, a new CFO, and the company’s 2026 growth outlook.
HomesToLife Ltd (HTLM) shares on Nasdaq were quiet early Friday ahead of the U.S. holiday break. The stock was quoted at $1.76, with the last trade in pre-market at $1.73 for 50 shares, Investing.com showed. HTLM shares are trading far from their 52-week high of $4.19.
This comes up now because the regular Nasdaq session wasn’t open yet. Nasdaq states its main trading hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern, and pre-market runs from 4:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The exchange lists Monday, May 25, as a market holiday for Memorial Day.
Pre-market trading is thin, and that can push prices around. Liquidity is often low before the bell, and small-cap stocks can jump or drop on light orders because it’s harder to trade without moving the price.
No fresh company news surfaced in the past day. The most recent filing came earlier this month, with HomesToLife naming Zhengjie “Jeff” Chai as chief financial officer, taking effect May 1. Chai had already been interim CFO. The company said in the filing that Chai would handle the job full time under a services deal with HTL Furniture Inc., a related party.
Chief Executive Phua Mei Ming said in the company’s release that Chai brings the finance and operational experience needed as the business grows. The language frames the move as part of scaling, not a shakeup of the balance sheet.
HomesToLife is just coming off a $0.065 per-share special dividend. Shareholders cleared it in April, with about $5.8 million set for payout on April 30 to those who held shares as of April 22. Based on Friday’s price, that amounts to roughly 3.7% of the stock. The record date is already gone.
Earnings are in focus. HomesToLife reported in March that revenue for 2025 climbed 13% to $377.9 million and net income almost doubled to $16.6 million. For 2026, the company put revenue between $400 million and $420 million, unless there are unexpected events. Phua said the performance was “strong operational and financial.” GlobeNewswire
Williams-Sonoma posted stronger results from a peer read. The home-furnishings retailer, which is much larger, reported comparable brand revenue up 4.8% for its first quarter and diluted EPS of $1.93. CEO Laura Alber called it “a strong start in 2026,” though the company pointed to tariffs and oil prices as factors it is watching in its outlook. Business Wire
Williams-Sonoma’s numbers give investors an early look at demand at the higher end of the home goods market, but the read-through only goes so far. HomesToLife, based in Singapore, mixes export, leather trading, and retail, so it’s not a straight match with a U.S. big-box outfit. Investors still look to Williams-Sonoma before HTLM reports its next quarter.
The downside is hard to miss. HomesToLife flagged in its annual filing that trade policies, tariffs, sanctions and geopolitical issues could push up costs, hit supply, or block market entry. The company pointed to risks like the Red Sea crisis and tariffs on China goods and services.
On Friday, trading could focus less on new fundamentals and more on how orders stack up. The real action should pick up after the long weekend. That’s when volume comes back in and investors figure out if the $1.70s are a support level or just a pause for this thinly traded, volatile Nasdaq stock.
