HOVNP vs. ESOA, FER, LEN.B, J, APG, BLD, IESC, IBP, ROAD, and TMHC
Should you be buying Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A include Energy Services of America (ESOA), Ferrovial (FER), Lennar (LEN.B), Jacobs Solutions (J), APi Group (APG), TopBuild (BLD), IES (IESC), Installed Building Products (IBP), Construction Partners (ROAD), and Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC). These companies are all part of the "construction" industry.
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A vs. Its Competitors
Energy Services of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) and Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A (NASDAQ:HOVNP) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and risk.
Energy Services of America pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Energy Services of America pays out 65.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
2.1% of Energy Services of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.7% of Energy Services of America shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Energy Services of America and Energy Services of America both had 1 articles in the media. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Energy Services of America's score of 1.23 indicating that Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Energy Services of America presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 101.54%. Given Energy Services of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Energy Services of America is more favorable than Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A.
Summary
Energy Services of America beats Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:HOVNP) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
