Do analysts rate LEN.B or HOV?

Hovnanian Enterprises has a consensus target price of $97.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.60%. Given Hovnanian Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hovnanian Enterprises is more favorable than Lennar. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lennar 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Hovnanian Enterprises 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75

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HOV vs. LGIH, CCS, KBH, LEN, and LEN.B

Should you buy Hovnanian Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Hovnanian Enterprises with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Hovnanian Enterprises include LGI Homes (LGIH), Century Communities (CCS), KB Home (KBH), Lennar (LEN), and Lennar (LEN.B).

How does Hovnanian Enterprises compare to LGI Homes?

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 businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Hovnanian Enterprises presently has a consensus price target of $97.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.60%. LGI Homes has a consensus price target of $72.75, suggesting a potential upside of 43.80%. Given LGI Homes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
LGI Homes	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

LGI Homes has a net margin of 4.22% compared to Hovnanian Enterprises' net margin of 1.25%. Hovnanian Enterprises' return on equity of 11.23% beat LGI Homes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hovnanian Enterprises	1.25%	11.23%	2.89%
LGI Homes	4.22%	3.80%	1.98%

LGI Homes has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hovnanian Enterprises. LGI Homes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hovnanian Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hovnanian Enterprises	$2.98B	0.22	$63.87M	$3.64	29.81
LGI Homes	$1.71B	0.69	$72.55M	$3.05	16.59

Hovnanian Enterprises has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LGI Homes has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its share price is 87% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, LGI Homes had 8 more articles in the media than Hovnanian Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for LGI Homes and 0 mentions for Hovnanian Enterprises. LGI Homes' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Hovnanian Enterprises' score of -0.36 indicating that LGI Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hovnanian Enterprises	Neutral
LGI Homes	Neutral

65.4% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of LGI Homes shares are held by institutional investors. 22.7% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of LGI Homes shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

LGI Homes beats Hovnanian Enterprises on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hovnanian Enterprises compare to Century Communities?

Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) and Century Communities (NYSE:CCS) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

65.4% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Century Communities shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Century Communities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Century Communities had 5 more articles in the media than Hovnanian Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Century Communities and 0 mentions for Hovnanian Enterprises. Century Communities' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Hovnanian Enterprises' score of -0.36 indicating that Century Communities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hovnanian Enterprises	Neutral
Century Communities	Neutral

Hovnanian Enterprises presently has a consensus target price of $97.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.60%. Century Communities has a consensus target price of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.94%. Given Century Communities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Century Communities is more favorable than Hovnanian Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hovnanian Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Century Communities	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Hovnanian Enterprises has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Century Communities has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the broader market.

Century Communities has higher revenue and earnings than Hovnanian Enterprises. Century Communities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hovnanian Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hovnanian Enterprises	$2.98B	0.22	$63.87M	$3.64	29.81
Century Communities	$4.12B	0.39	$147.60M	$4.44	12.48

Century Communities has a net margin of 3.31% compared to Hovnanian Enterprises' net margin of 1.25%. Hovnanian Enterprises' return on equity of 11.23% beat Century Communities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hovnanian Enterprises	1.25%	11.23%	2.89%
Century Communities	3.31%	6.24%	3.52%

Summary

Century Communities beats Hovnanian Enterprises on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hovnanian Enterprises compare to KB Home?

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) and Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

96.1% of KB Home shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.4% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of KB Home shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

KB Home currently has a consensus price target of $59.17, indicating a potential upside of 15.01%. Hovnanian Enterprises has a consensus price target of $97.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.60%. Given KB Home's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe KB Home is more favorable than Hovnanian Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KB Home	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hovnanian Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

KB Home has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hovnanian Enterprises has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its share price is 84% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, KB Home had 6 more articles in the media than Hovnanian Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for KB Home and 0 mentions for Hovnanian Enterprises. KB Home's average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat Hovnanian Enterprises' score of -0.36 indicating that KB Home is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
KB Home	Neutral
Hovnanian Enterprises	Neutral

KB Home has higher revenue and earnings than Hovnanian Enterprises. KB Home is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hovnanian Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KB Home	$6.24B	0.52	$428.79M	$3.94	13.06
Hovnanian Enterprises	$2.98B	0.22	$63.87M	$3.64	29.81

KB Home has a net margin of 5.96% compared to Hovnanian Enterprises' net margin of 1.25%. Hovnanian Enterprises' return on equity of 11.23% beat KB Home's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KB Home	5.96%	9.63%	5.50%
Hovnanian Enterprises	1.25%	11.23%	2.89%

Summary

KB Home beats Hovnanian Enterprises on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hovnanian Enterprises compare to Lennar?

Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) and Lennar (NYSE:LEN) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Lennar has higher revenue and earnings than Hovnanian Enterprises. Lennar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hovnanian Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hovnanian Enterprises	$2.98B	0.22	$63.87M	$3.64	29.81
Lennar	$34.19B	0.66	$2.08B	$6.96	13.07

In the previous week, Lennar had 13 more articles in the media than Hovnanian Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Lennar and 0 mentions for Hovnanian Enterprises. Lennar's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Hovnanian Enterprises' score of -0.36 indicating that Lennar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hovnanian Enterprises	Neutral
Lennar	Neutral

65.4% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.1% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. 22.7% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Lennar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hovnanian Enterprises currently has a consensus target price of $97.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.60%. Lennar has a consensus target price of $98.73, suggesting a potential upside of 8.56%. Given Lennar's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lennar is more favorable than Hovnanian Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hovnanian Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Lennar	8 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63

Hovnanian Enterprises has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its share price is 84% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lennar has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

Lennar has a net margin of 5.39% compared to Hovnanian Enterprises' net margin of 1.25%. Hovnanian Enterprises' return on equity of 11.23% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hovnanian Enterprises	1.25%	11.23%	2.89%
Lennar	5.39%	7.80%	5.11%

Summary

Lennar beats Hovnanian Enterprises on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hovnanian Enterprises compare to Lennar?

Lennar (NYSE:LEN.B) and Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

3.3% of Lennar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.4% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Lennar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are held by company 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, Lennar had 1 more articles in the media than Hovnanian Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Lennar and 0 mentions for Hovnanian Enterprises. Lennar's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Hovnanian Enterprises' score of -0.36 indicating that Lennar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lennar	Neutral
Hovnanian Enterprises	Neutral

Hovnanian Enterprises has a consensus target price of $97.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.60%. Given Hovnanian Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hovnanian Enterprises is more favorable than Lennar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lennar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Hovnanian Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Lennar has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hovnanian Enterprises has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the broader market.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lennar	$34.19B	0.64	$2.08B	$6.96	12.78
Hovnanian Enterprises	$2.98B	0.22	$63.87M	$3.64	29.81

Lennar has a net margin of 5.39% compared to Hovnanian Enterprises' net margin of 1.25%. Hovnanian Enterprises' return on equity of 11.23% beat Lennar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennar	5.39%	7.80%	5.11%
Hovnanian Enterprises	1.25%	11.23%	2.89%

Summary

Lennar beats Hovnanian Enterprises on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HOV vs. The Competition

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Metric	Hovnanian Enterprises	BLDG Industry	Construction Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$647.26M	$8.25B	$9.59B	$23.05B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.49%	1.94%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	29.81	11.40	17.87	30.30
Price / Sales	0.22	1.66	4.12	22.44
Price / Cash	4.84	9.37	17.59	18.46
Price / Book	0.93	1.37	5.16	4.61
Net Income	$63.87M	$829.47M	$560.60M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-4.47%	-1.63%	14.69%	-1.80%
1 Month Performance	0.44%	5.94%	10.65%	-1.21%
1 Year Performance	15.12%	1.65%	10.37%	21.30%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HOV Hovnanian Enterprises	1.0676 of 5 stars	$108.50 -0.5%	$97.00 -10.6%	+15.6%	$647.26M	$2.98B	29.81	1,891	News Coverage
LGIH LGI Homes	4.0906 of 5 stars	$49.85 +1.8%	$72.75 +46.0%	+2.8%	$1.11B	$1.67B	15.73	1,056	Analyst Upgrade Gap Up
CCS Century Communities	3.5652 of 5 stars	$54.45 +0.9%	$67.00 +23.1%	+6.2%	$1.52B	$4.00B	12.14	1,660	News Coverage
KBH KB Home	4.0937 of 5 stars	$51.48 +0.4%	$59.17 +14.9%	+1.2%	$3.06B	$6.24B	13.03	2,118	High Trading Volume
LEN Lennar	3.7005 of 5 stars	$90.90 +0.8%	$99.87 +9.9%	-16.5%	$22.17B	$33.17B	12.92	12,532	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast

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HOV vs. LGIH, CCS, KBH, LEN, and LEN.B

How does Hovnanian Enterprises compare to LGI Homes?

Do analysts prefer HOV or LGIH?

Is HOV or LGIH more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HOV or LGIH?

Which has more volatility and risk, HOV or LGIH?

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Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HOV or LGIH?

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Is HOV or CCS more profitable?

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How does Hovnanian Enterprises compare to KB Home?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KBH or HOV?

Do analysts prefer KBH or HOV?

Which has more risk and volatility, KBH or HOV?

Does the media favor KBH or HOV?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, KBH or HOV?

Is KBH or HOV more profitable?

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How does Hovnanian Enterprises compare to Lennar?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HOV or LEN?

Does the media refer more to HOV or LEN?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HOV or LEN?

Do analysts recommend HOV or LEN?

Which has more volatility & risk, HOV or LEN?

Is HOV or LEN more profitable?

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Do insiders & institutionals believe in LEN.B or HOV?

Does the media prefer LEN.B or HOV?

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