HOV vs. LGIH, CCS, KBH, LEN, LEN.B, MHO, MTH, PHM, TMHC, and TOL
Should 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
Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) and LGI Homes (NASDAQ:LGIH) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Hovnanian Enterprises has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its stock price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LGI Homes has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
In the previous week, LGI Homes had 12 more articles in the media than Hovnanian Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for LGI Homes and 3 mentions for Hovnanian Enterprises. Hovnanian Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat LGI Homes' score of 0.20 indicating that Hovnanian Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hovnanian Enterprises presently has a consensus target price of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.21%. LGI Homes has a consensus target price of $93.33, suggesting a potential upside of 68.11%. Given LGI Homes' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LGI Homes is more favorable than Hovnanian Enterprises.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of LGI Homes shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Summary
Hovnanian Enterprises and LGI Homes tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:HOV) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
