Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Competitors $106.97 -2.49 (-2.27%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$107.04 +0.07 (+0.07%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HOV vs. LGIH, CCS, KBH, LEN, LEN.B, MHO, MTH, PHM, TMHC, and TOLShould you be buying Hovnanian Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hovnanian Enterprises include LGI Homes (LGIH), Century Communities (CCS), KB Home (KBH), Lennar (LEN), Lennar (LEN.B), M/I Homes (MHO), Meritage Homes (MTH), PulteGroup (PHM), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), and Toll Brothers (TOL). Hovnanian Enterprises vs. Its Competitors LGI Homes Century Communities KB Home Lennar Lennar M/I Homes Meritage Homes PulteGroup Taylor Morrison Home Toll Brothers Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) and LGI Homes (NASDAQ:LGIH) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends. Does the media favor HOV or LGIH? In the previous week, LGI Homes had 2 more articles in the media than Hovnanian Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for LGI Homes and 3 mentions for Hovnanian Enterprises. LGI Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Hovnanian Enterprises' score of 0.98 indicating that LGI Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hovnanian Enterprises 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive LGI Homes 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer HOV or LGIH? Hovnanian Enterprises currently has a consensus price target of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.18%. LGI Homes has a consensus price target of $93.33, suggesting a potential upside of 83.76%. Given LGI Homes' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LGI Homes is more favorable than Hovnanian Enterprises.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hovnanian Enterprises 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50LGI Homes 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in HOV or LGIH? 65.4% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of LGI Homes shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of LGI Homes shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HOV or LGIH? Hovnanian Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than LGI Homes. Hovnanian Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LGI Homes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHovnanian Enterprises$3.00B0.21$242.01M$28.553.75LGI Homes$2.20B0.54$196.07M$7.756.55 Which has more risk & volatility, HOV or LGIH? Hovnanian Enterprises has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LGI Homes has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is HOV or LGIH more profitable? LGI Homes has a net margin of 8.46% compared to Hovnanian Enterprises' net margin of 7.03%. Hovnanian Enterprises' return on equity of 33.18% beat LGI Homes' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hovnanian Enterprises7.03% 33.18% 8.41% LGI Homes 8.46%9.49%5.00% SummaryLGI Homes beats Hovnanian Enterprises on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hovnanian Enterprises News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HOV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HOV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HOV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHovnanian EnterprisesBLDG IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$648.51M$9.16B$9.40B$20.85BDividend YieldN/A2.78%2.05%3.65%P/E Ratio3.756.4516.0026.34Price / Sales0.210.97111.4459.22Price / Cash2.686.9914.8222.29Price / Book0.971.394.504.66Net Income$242.01M$1.21B$622.34M$994.58M7 Day Performance-10.66%-4.12%-1.93%-0.29%1 Month Performance16.71%5.45%3.55%4.91%1 Year Performance-39.71%-13.45%96.75%10.53% Hovnanian Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HOVHovnanian Enterprises2.0039 of 5 stars$106.97-2.3%$120.00+12.2%-40.4%$648.51M$3.00B3.751,878LGIHLGI Homes3.6109 of 5 stars$54.42-0.9%$93.33+71.5%-50.7%$1.27B$2.20B7.021,170CCSCentury Communities4.3865 of 5 stars$61.24-0.7%$85.00+38.8%-37.8%$1.87B$4.40B6.341,873Upcoming EarningsKBHKB Home4.6616 of 5 stars$55.35-0.5%$66.14+19.5%-31.1%$3.97B$6.67B7.332,384Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeLENLennar4.6007 of 5 stars$113.03-0.8%$128.85+14.0%-34.0%$29.27B$35.44B9.3513,265LEN.BLennarN/A$107.73-1.0%N/A-32.8%$28.42B$35.37B8.9112,000News CoveragePositive NewsMHOM/I Homes3.9731 of 5 stars$119.79-1.0%$162.50+35.6%-23.1%$3.21B$4.43B6.331,760News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsMTHMeritage Homes4.7687 of 5 stars$72.63-1.5%$97.72+34.6%-25.2%$5.22B$6.40B5.941,898Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPHMPulteGroup4.9319 of 5 stars$112.96-1.1%$135.08+19.6%-10.1%$22.64B$17.95B7.976,793News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTMHCTaylor Morrison Home3.5528 of 5 stars$64.60-0.2%$76.88+19.0%-2.1%$6.48B$8.17B7.513,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTOLToll Brothers4.9192 of 5 stars$119.46-1.1%$141.85+18.7%-8.3%$11.73B$10.85B8.864,900Trending NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LGIH Alternatives CCS Alternatives KBH Alternatives LEN Alternatives LEN.B Alternatives MHO Alternatives MTH Alternatives PHM Alternatives TMHC Alternatives TOL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HOV) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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