HOV

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc

102.45

Oct 29 • 3:59 PM ET +0.91 (0.90%)

102.45

Aftermarket • 4:15 PM ET 0.00 (0.00%)

Consumer Cyclical Residential Construction USA Small NYSE

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Index	RUT
Market Cap	606.75M
Enterprise Value	1.43B
Income	6.92M
Sales	2.82B
Book/sh	114.68
Cash/sh	49.13
Dividend Est.	-
Dividend TTM	-
Dividend Ex-Date	-
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	- -
Payout	0.00%
Employees	1891
IPO	Sep 07, 1983

P/E	118.51
Forward P/E	47.65
PEG	-
P/S	0.21
P/B	0.89
P/C	2.09
P/FCF	3.07
EV/EBITDA	14.26
EV/Sales	0.51
Quick Ratio	0.50
Current Ratio	2.64
Debt/Eq	1.19
LT Debt/Eq	1.19
Option/Short	No / Yes

EPS (ttm)	0.86
EPS next Y	2.15
EPS next Q	2.80
EPS this Y	-46.30%
EPS next Y	-46.12%
EPS next 5Y	-18.85%
EPS past 3/5Y	-36.47% 1.13%
Sales past 3/5Y	0.66% 4.95%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-95.27%
Sales Y/Y TTM	-10.16%
EPS Q/Q	-135.01%
Sales Q/Q	-11.87%
Earnings	Aug 20 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	-25.00% -2.45%

Insider Own	27.75%
Insider Trans	-0.84%
Inst Own	56.38%
Inst Trans	2.48%
ROA	0.64%
ROE	2.13%
ROIC	0.98%
Gross Margin	13.55%
Oper. Margin	2.98%
Profit Margin	0.24%
SMA20	-0.37%
SMA50	-8.94%
SMA200	-12.98%
Trades

Shs Outstand	5.12M
Shs Float	4.31M
Short Float	10.45%
Short Ratio	3.44
Short Interest	0.45M
52W High	148.48 -31.00%
52W Low	90.17 13.62%
Volatility	5.85% 5.14%
ATR (14)	5.24
RSI (14)	46.71
Beta	1.95
Rel Volume	0.83
Avg Volume	131.04K
Volume	108,803

Perf Week	1.15%
Perf Month	-7.84%
Perf Quarter	-17.31%
Perf Half Y	-8.88%
Perf YTD	5.03%
Perf Year	-18.72%
Perf 3Y	54.39%
Perf 5Y	21.59%
Perf 10Y	162.69%
Recom	3.00
Target Price	120.00
Prev Close	101.54
Price	102.45
Change %	0.90%

Consensus

Hold

Avg. Price Target

$120.00

Implied Upside

+17.1%

Analysts8incl. previous ratings

Rating Distribution1 Buy · 5 Hold · 2 Sell

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change	Implied Upside
Apr 09, 2026	Initiated	CCitizens	Mkt Underperform	$74	-27.8%
Dec 16, 2024	Initiated	WWedbush	Neutral	$155	+51.3%
Jan 11, 2019	Initiated	BBuckingham Research	Neutral
Oct 09, 2018	Upgrade	JJMP Securities	Mkt Underperform → Mkt Perform
Dec 22, 2017	Downgrade	MMKM Partners	Neutral → Sell	$1.75	-98.3%
Jan 12, 2017	Downgrade	JJMP Securities	Mkt Perform → Mkt Underperform
Jun 03, 2016	Reiterated	MMKM Partners	Neutral	$2.25 → $1.75	-98.3%
Mar 29, 2016	Reiterated	DDeutsche Bank	Hold	$2.40 → $2	-98.0%
Sep 10, 2015	Reiterated	MMKM Partners	Neutral	$3 → $2.25	-97.8%
Jun 12, 2015	Reiterated	CCompass Point	Neutral	$3.50 → $3	-97.1%
Jun 10, 2015	Upgrade	JJMP Securities	Mkt Underperform → Mkt Perform
Jun 10, 2015	Reiterated	MMKM Partners	Neutral	$4 → $3	-97.1%
Mar 10, 2015	Reiterated	CCompass Point	Neutral	$4.50 → $3.50	-96.6%
Dec 12, 2014	Downgrade	CCompass Point	Buy → Neutral
Oct 13, 2014	Upgrade	CCompass Point	Neutral → Buy
Sep 05, 2014	Reiterated	CCompass Point	Neutral	$5 → $4.50	-95.6%
Mar 06, 2014	Reiterated	CCompass Point	Neutral	$5.75 → $5	-95.1%
Aug 14, 2013	Upgrade	UUBS	Neutral → Buy
Jan 29, 2013	Upgrade	CCompass Point	Sell → Neutral	$3.50 → $5.50	-94.6%
Jan 02, 2013	Downgrade	UUBS	Buy → Neutral	$5 → $7.50	-92.7%

Aug-20-26 09:02PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Inc (HOVNP.PFD) (Q3 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Margin Recovery ... (GuruFocus.com) -7.47% +11.24%
09:52AM	Hovnanian Swings to a Loss Amid Continually Challenging Housing Market (The Wall Street Journal)
09:25AM	Hovnanian: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
09:15AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Fiscal 2026 Third Quarter Results (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-14-26 04:58PM	K. Hovnanian Homes Celebrates Groundbreaking of Terraces at Absecon Inlet, Bringing New Waterfront Townhomes to Atlantic City (GlobeNewswire)
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Aug-06-26 03:00PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-01-26 11:30AM	Al Tahaluf Rebrands to HOV Global as K. Hovnanian Middle East Expands its Investment in Saudi Arabia (GlobeNewswire) -5.20%
Jun-17-26 08:55AM	NYSE Content Update: Fed to Deliver First Rate Decision Under Chair Kevin Warsh (PR Newswire)
Jun-01-26 02:55PM	These home-builder stocks look cheap after Berkshire's 'vote of confidence' in the sector (MarketWatch)
May-21-26 07:00PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Inc (HOVNP.PFD) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Margins and ... (GuruFocus.com) +17.80% -8.86%
09:52AM	Hovnanian Swings to Loss as Housing Market Remains Frozen (The Wall Street Journal)
09:21AM	Hovnanian: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
09:15AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter Results (GlobeNewswire)
May-07-26 02:00PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-08-26 09:00AM	GTIS Partners and Hovnanian Enterprises Announce Closing of $200 Million Homebuilding Joint Venture Portfolio Bringing Total Portfolio To $1.5 Billion (PR Newswire) +6.33%
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Mar-17-26 02:00PM	Property Brothers Drew and Jonathan Scott on the biggest mistake homebuyers are still making (Yahoo Finance)
Feb-28-26 07:36AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Q1 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
Feb-25-26 04:30PM	Hovnanian Enterprises to Present at J.P. Morgan's 2026 Global Leveraged Finance Conference (GlobeNewswire)
09:23AM	Hovnanian: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
09:15AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Results (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-11-26 01:30PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-06-26 12:57PM	Homebuilder stocks fall after potential antitrust probe report (Investing.com)
Feb-03-26 01:00PM	K. Hovnanian Middle East, Saudi Arabia Tourism Development Fund, and Emaar, The Economic City Sign MoU to Deliver Tourism Investment and Lifestyle Residential Projects in KAEC (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-22-26 06:00AM	Companies Move to Refinance Sooner: Better Off to Lock It In (The Wall Street Journal)
Dec-15-25 06:41AM	Trump Will Pounce on Jobs Data. Why It's a Crunch Moment for the Fed. (Barrons.com)
Dec-12-25 01:30AM	The Case for a Housing Stock Comeback in 2026 (Barrons.com)
Dec-08-25 05:36PM	Toll Brothers Sounds Cautious Note for 2026 on Lagging Housing Demand (The Wall Street Journal) -7.12%
05:36PM	Toll Brothers Cautious About 2026 as Housing Demand Remains Slow (The Wall Street Journal)
Dec-05-25 07:11AM	Meta Opens a New Frontier in AI Race. Why It's a Warning for Apple. (Barrons.com)
Dec-04-25 06:06PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Inc (HOVNP.PFD) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Surpassing Guidance ... (GuruFocus.com) -22.51%
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05:24PM	This Home Builder's Earnings Were So Bad It Hammered All Housing Stocks (Barrons.com)
01:22PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Swings to Loss as Hesitant Homebuyers Squeeze Margins (The Wall Street Journal)
10:45AM	Hovnanian (HOV) Surpasses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
10:12AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Logs Loss on Higher Costs, Tighter Margins (The Wall Street Journal)
09:54AM	Hovnanian: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
09:15AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Results (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-20-25 03:30PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces Fiscal Year 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-22-25 03:11PM	Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV): A Bull Case Theory (Insider Monkey)
Sep-16-25 02:50PM	Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV): K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Prices Offering of $450 million Aggregate Principal Amount (Insider Monkey)
Sep-11-25 04:15PM	K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Prices Offering of $450 Million of 8.000% Senior Notes Due 2031 and $450 Million of 8.375% Senior Notes Due 2033 (GlobeNewswire) +5.62%
Sep-10-25 07:55AM	K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Announces New Senior Notes Offering (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-22-25 01:30PM	Hovnanian Enterprises to Present and Host 1x1 Investor Meetings at the 16th Annual Midwest IDEAS Investor Conference on August 27th in Chicago, IL (GlobeNewswire) +10.99%
11:53AM	Jackson Hole Gives Home Buyers-and Builders-a Boost (Barrons.com)
Aug-21-25 12:44PM	Hovnanian Profit Sinks Due to Sales Incentives Amid Stagnant Housing Market (The Wall Street Journal) -11.51%
10:30AM	Hovnanian (HOV) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates (Zacks)
09:27AM	Hovnanian: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
09:15AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Fiscal 2025 Third Quarter Results (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-20-25 09:20AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Inc (HOV) Q3 2025: Everything You Need to Know Ahead of Earnings (GuruFocus.com)
08:10AM	Dycom Industries (DY) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates (Zacks)
Aug-19-25 06:20PM	Toll Brothers (TOL) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates (Zacks)
Aug-07-25 01:00PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
08:05AM	Janus International Group, Inc. (JBI) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates (Zacks)
Jul-31-25 05:40PM	Beazer Homes (BZH) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates (Zacks)
Jul-30-25 08:00AM	Emaar The Economic City & Al Tahaluf Sign Deal to Deliver New Residential Projects in KAEC's Al Murooj (GlobeNewswire)
May-21-25 11:55AM	Home Depot backs outlook as U.S. sales ticked up: Morning Buzz (TipRanks) -7.08%
May-20-25 09:15AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Fiscal 2025 Second Quarter Results (GlobeNewswire) -12.49%
May-15-25 03:14PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces Strategic Partnership Between K. Hovnanian M.E. and Saudi Arabia's NHC (GlobeNewswire)
May-06-25 02:00PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-30-25 11:30AM	Housing Is About To Get Worse (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-16-25 06:25PM	Hovnanian Enterprises: Shares Are Too Cheap To Pass Up (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-11-25 01:21PM	Hovnanian Enterprises: Cheap With Plenty Of Caveats (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-07-25 10:47AM	Strength Seen in Hovnanian (HOV): Can Its 10.6% Jump Turn into More Strength? (Zacks) -8.03%
Feb-24-25 09:15AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Fiscal 2025 First Quarter Results (GlobeNewswire) -12.39%
Feb-10-25 02:00PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-05-24 09:15AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Fiscal 2024 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results (GlobeNewswire) -6.67%
Dec-04-24 03:53PM	K. Hovnanian 's Northeast Division Awarded Special Honors by U.S. Department of Energy (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-02-24 01:38PM	K. Hovnanian Homes Launches Groundbreaking New Website (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-21-24 01:00PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces Fiscal Year 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-21-24 04:09PM	K. Hovnanian Homes Recognized with Department of Energy Housing Innovation Award (GlobeNewswire) -8.21% -5.67%
Sep-16-24 03:00PM	Hovnanian Enterprises to Present at Deutsche Bank's 32nd Annual Leveraged Finance Conference (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-29-24 09:00AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces Strategic Partnership Between K. Hovnanian M.E. and Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Municipalities and Housing (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-22-24 09:15AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Fiscal 2024 Third Quarter Results (GlobeNewswire) +14.79%
Aug-08-24 01:00PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-25-24 09:00AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces Credit Rating Upgrade From Moody's Ratings (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-12-24 02:30PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces Credit Rating Upgrade From S&P Global Ratings (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-11-24 10:50AM	Sidoti Events, LLC's Virtual June Small-Cap Conference (ACCESSWIRE)
Jun-05-24 11:00AM	Hovnanian Enterprises to Present at Sidoti Virtual Investor Conference (GlobeNewswire)
May-23-24 12:24PM	Hovnanian (HOV) Sees Y/Y Q2 Earnings Rise, Beats Liquidity Targets (Zacks)
08:05AM	Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
May-22-24 01:53PM	HOV Stock Earnings: Hovnanian Enterprises Reported Results for Q2 2024 (InvestorPlace) -12.15%
09:59AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Net Profit Rises 48.9% (RTT News)
09:15AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Fiscal 2024 Second Quarter Results (GlobeNewswire)
May-08-24 03:30PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
May-02-24 09:00AM	GTIS Partners and Hovnanian Enterprises Announce the Expansion of their Homebuilding Joint Venture Portfolio to $1 Billion of Equity to Build 12,600 Homes Valued at $6 Billion (PR Newswire)
Feb-22-24 09:15AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Fiscal 2024 First Quarter Results (GlobeNewswire) -8.30%
Feb-08-24 01:00PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2024 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-23-24 06:09AM	Buy, Sell, or Hold These 3 Homebuilder Stocks? (Entrepreneur: Stocks) -6.00%
Jan-15-24 11:59AM	K. Hovnanian® Introduces Salerno Reserve, a New LOOKS Community in Stuart, FL (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-14-23 04:38PM	K. Hovnanian® Introduces Locke Landing, a New LOOKS Community in Baltimore, MD (GlobeNewswire) +9.00% -7.47%
Dec-13-23 11:18AM	K. Hovnanian® Introduces The Grove at Jackson Village, a New LOOKS Community in Fredericksburg, VA (GlobeNewswire) +5.59%
Dec-07-23 10:22AM	K. Hovnanian® Introduces Enclave at Hillandale, a New LOOKS Community in Morris County (GlobeNewswire) +9.94%
Dec-05-23 09:15AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Fiscal 2023 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results (GlobeNewswire) +8.90%
Nov-21-23 03:00PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces Fiscal Year 2023 Earnings Release and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-26-23 11:00AM	K. Hovnanian Recognized with U.S. Department of Energys Grand Award, Housing Innovation Award for Zero Energy Ready Homes (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-19-23 02:00PM	Hovnanian Enterprises Receives Two U.S. Department Of Energy 2023 Awards For Building Energy Efficient Homes (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-27-23 01:00PM	Hovnanian Enterprises to Present at Deutsche Bank s 31st Annual Leveraged Finance Conference (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-25-23 08:00AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Announces Refinancing Transaction (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-30-23 09:15AM	Hovnanian Enterprises Reports Fiscal 2023 Third Quarter Results (GlobeNewswire) +15.44%

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
SORSBY J LARRY	Director	Jun 25 '26	Sale	142.57	1,032	147,143	187,416	Jun 26 04:31 PM
SORSBY J LARRY	Director	Jun 25 '26	Proposed Sale	142.44	1,033	147,143		Jun 25 03:12 PM
HOVNANIAN ARA K	Chairman of the Board & CEO	Jun 22 '26	Sale	125.78	12,880	1,620,107	0	Jun 24 09:11 AM
Ara K. Hovnanian	Chairman and CEO	Jun 22 '26	Proposed Sale	131.78	12,880	1,697,326		Jun 22 07:25 PM
Wyatt Michael P.	Chief Operating Officer	Jun 11 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	4,136	0	33,888	Jun 15 04:30 PM
O'Connor Brad G	CFO	Jun 11 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	4,136	0	43,325	Jun 15 04:30 PM
SORSBY J LARRY	Director	Jun 01 '26	Option Exercise	56.75	5,000	283,750	6,852	Jun 03 04:33 PM
O'Connor Brad G	CFO	May 27 '26	Option Exercise	42.50	3,000	127,500	40,298	May 29 04:58 PM
SORSBY J LARRY	Director	May 27 '26	Option Exercise	56.75	5,000	283,750	5,000	May 29 04:58 PM
PAGANO VINCENT JR	Director	Apr 01 '26	Option Exercise	42.50	2,014	85,595	26,171	Apr 03 03:00 PM

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. is a homebuilding company, which engages in the design, construction, and marketing of single-family detached homes, attached townhomes and condominiums, urban infill, and active lifestyle homes in planned residential developments. It operates through the following segments: Northeast, Southeast, and West. The Northeast segment consists of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Southeast segment focuses on Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. The West segment includes Arizona, California, and Texas. The company was founded by Kevork S. Hovnanian in 1959 and is headquartered in Matawan, NJ.

CEO & Chairman of the BoardMr. Ara K. Hovnanian

PresidentMr. Alexander A. Hovnanian

Chief Operating OfficerMr. Michael P. Wyatt

Vice President of Investor RelationsMr. Jeffrey T. O'Keefe

VPMr. Elizabeth D. Tice

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