Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, constructs, markets, and sells residential homes in the United States. It offers single-family detached homes, attached townhomes and condominiums, urban infill, and active lifestyle homes with amenities, such as clubhouses, swimming pools, tennis courts, tot lots, and open areas. The company markets and builds homes for first-time buyers, first-time and second-time move-up buyers, luxury buyers, active lifestyle buyers, and empty nesters. It also provides mortgage loans, title insurance, and homeowner's insurance services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Matawan, New Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $100.62 to $103.20
• 50-Day Range: $88.35 to $112.91
• 52-Week Range: $81.15 to $240.34
• Volume: 40,562 shs
• Average Volume: 80,984 shs
• Market Capitalization: $606.64 million
• P/E Ratio: 3.19
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $155.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Hovnanian Enterprises Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hovnanian Enterprises scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 77th out of 101 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 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 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hovnanian Enterprises has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hovnanian Enterprises is 3.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hovnanian Enterprises is 3.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 16.20.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hovnanian Enterprises has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.52% 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 3, 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 21.87%, 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.52% 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 3, 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 21.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.60

News Sentiment

Hovnanian Enterprises has a news sentiment score of 0.60. 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 0.81 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Hovnanian Enterprises this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hovnanian Enterprises insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.77% 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.

HOV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HOV shares performed this year?

Hovnanian Enterprises' stock was trading at $133.82 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HOV stock has decreased by 23.5% and is now trading at $102.3870.
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How were Hovnanian Enterprises' earnings last quarter?

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 27th. The construction company reported $3.58 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.71 by $0.87. The construction company had revenue of $673.62 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $705.80 million. Hovnanian Enterprises had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 43.47% and a net margin of 8.05%.
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When did Hovnanian Enterprises' stock split?

Hovnanian Enterprises shares reverse split on Monday, April 1st 2019. The 1-25 reverse split was announced on Tuesday, March 19th 2019. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Friday, March 29th 2019. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 4 shares after the split.

Who are Hovnanian Enterprises' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Hovnanian Enterprises include GW&K Investment Management LLC (1.99%), Foundry Partners LLC (1.12%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.68%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.38%). Insiders that own company stock include J Larry Sorsby, Ara K Hovnanian, Vincent Pagano Jr, Robin Stone Sellers and Edward A Kangas.
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How do I buy shares of Hovnanian Enterprises?

Shares of HOV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Hovnanian Enterprises own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hovnanian Enterprises investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Visa (V) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/27/2025
• Today: 5/08/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/20/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: Operative builders
• Sub-Industry: Homebuilding
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HOV
• CIK: 357294
• Web: www.khov.com
• Phone: (732) 747-7800
• Fax: 732-747-7159
• Employees: 1,870
• Year Founded: 1959

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $155.00
• High Stock Price Target: $155.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $155.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +51.4%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $32.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.19
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $242.01 million
• Net Margins: 8.05%
• Pretax Margin: 10.55%
• Return on Equity: 43.47%
• Return on Assets: 9.83%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.14
• Current Ratio: 1.52
• Quick Ratio: 0.34

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.08 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.20
• Cash Flow: $33.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.10
• Book Value: $109.83 per share
• Price / Book: 0.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 5,925,000
• Free Float: 4,858,000
• Market Cap: $606.64 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.28