Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. is a residential homebuilding company that designs, constructs and sells new homes in the United States. Its offerings include single-family homes, townhomes and other attached housing, as well as communities designed for active-adult and age-targeted buyers. The company serves a range of customer segments, including first-time, move-up and luxury homebuyers.

Founded in 1959 by Kevork S. Hovnanian, the company has expanded from its New Jersey roots into selected markets across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions of the United States, along with other markets served through its operating divisions. Its homebuilding activities generally include land acquisition and development, community planning, construction, home marketing and sales.

Hovnanian also provides related services that support its home sales, including mortgage financing and title and settlement services in certain markets. Ara K. Hovnanian, a member of the founding family, serves as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer. Hovnanian Enterprises is headquartered in Matawan, New Jersey, and its common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HOV.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $116.02 to $119.25
• 50-Day Range: $113.32 to $138.04
• 52-Week Range: $91.52 to $162.05
• Volume: 54,585 shs
• Average Volume: 119,175 shs
• Market Capitalization: $707.96 million
• P/E Ratio: 125.04
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $74.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Hovnanian Enterprises Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hovnanian Enterprises scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 449th out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Hovnanian Enterprises has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Hovnanian Enterprises has a consensus price target of $74.00, representing about 37.4% downside from its current price of $118.25.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hovnanian Enterprises has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hovnanian Enterprises is 124.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.93.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hovnanian Enterprises is 124.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.45.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hovnanian Enterprises has a P/B Ratio of 1.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.23% of the float of Hovnanian Enterprises has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hovnanian Enterprises has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.78, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hovnanian Enterprises has recently increased by 17.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Hovnanian Enterprises does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Hovnanian Enterprises does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Hovnanian Enterprises has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Hovnanian Enterprises this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Hovnanian Enterprises to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hovnanian Enterprises insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,767,179.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

22.67% of the stock of Hovnanian Enterprises is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

65.40% of the stock of Hovnanian Enterprises is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/20/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/03/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Household Durables
• Sub-Industry: Homebuilding
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HOV
• CIK: 357294
• Web: www.khov.com
• Phone: (732) 747-7800
• Fax: 732-747-7159
• Employees: 1,891
• Year Founded: 1959

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hovnanian Enterprises: $74.00
• High Price Target: $74.00
• Low Price Target: $74.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -37.9%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.95
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 125.49
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $63.87 million
• Net Margins: 0.64%
• Pretax Margin: 0.78%
• Return on Equity: 8.64%
• Return on Assets: 2.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.05
• Current Ratio: 1.46
• Quick Ratio: 0.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.82 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.25
• Cash Flow: $23.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.15
• Book Value: $117.10 per share
• Price / Book: 1.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 5,960,000
• Free Float: 4,609,000
• Market Cap: $710.62 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.83