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Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$138.04 +1.74 (+1.28%)
Closing price 08/5/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$137.79 -0.25 (-0.18%)
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Hovnanian Enterprises Short Interest Overview

As of July 15, 2026, Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) had a short interest of 330,290 shares sold short, representing 7.29% of the public float. This marks a 1.46% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.2, meaning it would take 3.2 days of the average trading volume of 144,050 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
330,290 shares
Previous Short Interest
325,534 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
1.46%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$43.70 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
5,860,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
7.29%
Today's Trading Volume
151,000 shares
Average Trading Volume
144,050 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
105%
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Hovnanian Enterprises Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/2026330,290 shares $43.70 million +1.5%7.3%3.16 $132.32
6/30/2026325,534 shares $46.45 million -12.3%7.2%1.94 $142.68
6/15/2026371,093 shares $44.37 million +22.6%8.2%4.11 $119.58
5/29/2026302,799 shares $33.26 million -15.7%6.6%2.04 $109.83
5/15/2026359,185 shares $34.61 million +14.6%7.8%3.32 $96.37
4/30/2026313,305 shares $35.18 million -6.9%6.8%2.88 $112.29
4/15/2026336,352 shares $35.65 million +3.5%7.4%2.91 $105.98
3/31/2026324,838 shares $36.12 million +17.1%7.2%2.38 $111.19
3/13/2026277,364 shares $29.55 million -14.5%6.0%3.23 $106.56
2/27/2026324,282 shares $40.53 million 0.0%7.0%4.01 $124.98
2/13/2026324,420 shares $42.10 million -12.9%7.2%2.66 $129.77
1/30/2026372,318 shares $41.89 million -1.5%7.8%4.22 $112.50
1/15/2026378,129 shares $47.12 million +8.6%7.9%3.65 $124.61
12/31/2025348,353 shares $33.93 million +8.6%7.3%3.57 $97.39
12/15/2025320,640 shares $34.79 million +1.3%6.8%2.19 $108.49
11/28/2025316,616 shares $41.66 million -1.2%6.7%2.83 $131.58
11/14/2025320,565 shares $38.62 million +12.0%6.8%2.64 $120.46
10/31/2025286,321 shares $34.31 million -4.2%6.1%3.32 $119.82
10/15/2025298,800 shares $37.75 million +1.7%6.8%3 $126.33
9/30/2025293,700 shares $37.66 million -0.9%6.6%2.5 $128.22
9/15/2025296,400 shares $44.36 million -2.7%6.7%2 $149.67
8/31/2025304,600 shares $42.72 million -13.8%6.9%1.8 $140.24
8/15/2025353,300 shares $55.16 million -2.9%8.1%2.1 $156.14
7/31/2025363,700 shares $43.49 million +27.9%8.3%2.3 $119.58
7/15/2025284,400 shares $30.71 million +9.6%6.5%1.9 $107.97
6/30/2025259,500 shares $27.28 million +12.9%6.0%1.9 $105.13
6/15/2025229,900 shares $21.39 million +5.5%5.3%2.2 $93.04
5/31/2025218,000 shares $19.76 million +2.9%5.1%2.7 $90.63
5/15/2025211,900 shares $22.74 million -9.4%5.0%2.6 $107.33
4/30/2025234,000 shares $22.59 million -2.8%5.4%3 $96.53
4/15/2025240,700 shares $23.03 million +21.9%5.5%3 $95.69
3/31/2025197,500 shares $20.66 million +2.7%4.5%2.4 $104.62
3/15/2025192,400 shares $20.76 million -9.5%4.4%2.4 $107.89
2/28/2025212,700 shares $21.65 million +13.4%4.9%2.4 $101.79
2/15/2025187,500 shares $25.40 million -4.0%4.4%2.2 $135.45
1/31/2025195,300 shares $25.77 million -16.2%4.6%2.4 $131.97
1/15/2025233,000 shares $32.80 million +7.4%5.3%2.8 $140.76
12/31/2024217,000 shares $29.04 million +12.1%5.0%2.7 $133.82
12/15/2024193,500 shares $30.35 million -5.7%4.4%2.5 $156.86
11/30/2024205,100 shares $40.32 million -4.7%4.7%2.8 $196.61
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11/15/2024215,300 shares $36.16 million -11.1%4.9%3 $167.94
10/31/2024242,300 shares $42.81 million +7.2%5.5%3.2 $176.70
10/15/2024226,100 shares $44.44 million -25.9%5.1%2.9 $196.54
9/30/2024305,100 shares $62.43 million +1.2%6.7%3.7 $204.62
9/15/2024301,400 shares $64.47 million +15.8%6.6%3.6 $213.90
8/31/2024260,400 shares $56.31 million -3.6%5.7%3.1 $216.23
8/15/2024270,200 shares $52.66 million -13.0%6.1%3.1 $194.88
7/31/2024310,600 shares $65.19 million +19.0%7.0%3.6 $209.89
7/15/2024261,000 shares $43.15 million +4.6%5.8%3.2 $165.33
6/30/2024249,500 shares $35.41 million +58.7%5.5%3.3 $141.92
6/15/2024157,200 shares $23.23 million +38.3%3.5%2.1 $147.77
5/31/2024113,700 shares $16.35 million -27.7%2.5%1.5 $143.81
5/15/2024157,300 shares $28.81 million -20.3%3.4%2.1 $183.17
4/30/2024197,400 shares $29.20 million -7.2%4.2%2.6 $147.94
4/15/2024212,700 shares $28.54 million +35.3%4.5%2.6 $134.16
3/31/2024157,200 shares $24.67 million -32.9%3.3%1.9 $156.94
3/15/2024234,400 shares $30.88 million +6.8%5.0%2.8 $131.74
2/29/2024219,500 shares $34.42 million +37.2%4.7%2.2 $156.83
2/15/2024160,000 shares $26.88 million -21.2%3.2%1.7 $167.99
1/31/2024203,100 shares $34.37 million +41.1%4.1%2.4 $169.24
1/15/2024143,900 shares $23.18 million +1.0%3.2%1.8 $161.05
12/31/2023142,500 shares $22.18 million -28.0%3.0%1.8 $155.62
12/15/2023197,800 shares $29.41 million -9.4%4.2%2.6 $148.67
11/30/2023218,400 shares $19.68 million -1.9%4.7%3.4 $90.09
11/15/2023222,700 shares $20.04 million +1.3%4.8%3.6 $89.99
10/31/2023219,800 shares $15.32 million +37.5%4.7%3.6 $69.70
10/15/2023159,900 shares $12.77 million +1.3%3.4%2.7 $79.88
9/30/2023157,900 shares $16.05 million -9.6%3.4%2.7 $101.66
9/15/2023174,700 shares $19.79 million -7.5%3.7%3 $113.28
8/31/2023188,800 shares $22.54 million -1.4%4.0%3 $119.40
8/15/2023191,500 shares $20.11 million +0.5%4.2%3.2 $105.03
7/31/2023190,600 shares $20.32 million +51.2%4.1%3.1 $106.60
7/15/2023126,100 shares $13.77 million +4.0%2.7%2 $109.19
6/30/2023121,300 shares $12.03 million -1.4%2.6%1.9 $99.20
6/15/2023123,000 shares $12.23 million -25.5%2.7%2 $99.44
5/31/2023165,200 shares $13.87 million -0.5%3.6%2.6 $83.96
5/15/2023166,000 shares $13.74 million +7.8%3.6%2.6 $82.80
4/30/2023154,000 shares $11.36 million +2.4%3.4%2.2 $73.77
4/15/2023150,400 shares $9.71 million -18.9%3.3%1.9 $64.55
3/31/2023185,400 shares $12.58 million -18.7%4.1%2.3 $67.84
3/15/2023228,000 shares $14.32 million -5.2%5.0%2.7 $62.80
2/28/2023240,400 shares $16.37 million -0.4%5.3%2.7 $68.11
2/15/2023241,300 shares $16.59 million -7.7%5.3%2.8 $68.77
1/31/2023261,500 shares $15.14 million -22.2%5.8%2.9 $57.88
1/15/2023335,900 shares $17.16 million -0.4%7.4%3.9 $51.09
12/30/2022337,100 shares $14.19 million -1.6%7.4%4.2 $42.08
12/15/2022342,700 shares $15.80 million -15.7%7.5%4.2 $46.10
11/30/2022406,700 shares $19.53 million -3.8%8.2%5.2 $48.01
11/15/2022422,900 shares $19.33 million -4.3%8.5%5.5 $45.72
10/31/2022442,000 shares $17.83 million +8.3%8.9%5.9 $40.33
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10/15/2022408,000 shares $14.68 million +9.4%8.2%5.6 $35.99
9/30/2022372,900 shares $13.31 million +15.5%7.5%5.3 $35.70
9/15/2022323,000 shares $13.19 million +24.7%6.5%4.6 $40.85
8/31/2022259,000 shares $10.38 million +22.3%5.2%3.4 $40.09
8/15/2022211,800 shares $10.60 million -8.2%4.3%2.5 $50.04
7/31/2022230,600 shares $11.19 million -3.8%4.7%2.5 $48.51
7/15/2022239,700 shares $10.26 million +8.2%4.9%2.4 $42.82
6/30/2022221,600 shares $9.48 million -17.5%4.5%2 $42.79
6/15/2022268,600 shares $12.19 million +20.7%5.5%2.3 $45.40
5/31/2022222,600 shares $11.39 million -10.2%4.3%2 $51.19
5/15/2022248,000 shares $11.29 million -18.9%4.8%2.2 $45.53
4/30/2022305,700 shares $14.07 million +22.9%6.0%3 $46.02
4/15/2022248,700 shares $12.56 million +14.8%4.9%2.5 $50.51
3/31/2022216,700 shares $12.81 million +17.8%4.4%2.3 $59.10
3/15/2022184,000 shares $12.05 million +7.0%3.8%2.2 $65.50
2/28/2022172,000 shares $16.53 million -0.5%3.5%2 $96.12
2/15/2022172,800 shares $16.43 million +9.8%3.6%2 $95.08
1/31/2022157,400 shares $15.25 million +2.5%3.2%1.9 $96.88
1/15/2022153,500 shares $18.40 million +2.1%3.2%1.9 $119.86
12/31/2021150,400 shares $19.14 million -27.9%3.1%2 $127.29
12/15/2021208,500 shares $25.01 million -35.2%4.3%2.7 $119.97
11/30/2021321,500 shares $30.71 million +1.9%6.6%4.6 $95.51
11/15/2021315,400 shares $27.76 million -9.0%6.5%4.4 $88.01
10/29/2021346,700 shares $29.21 million -3.3%7.2%4.6 $84.26
10/15/2021358,600 shares $30.82 million +1.5%7.5%4.7 $85.95
9/30/2021353,400 shares $34.06 million -2.6%7.4%4.3 $96.39
9/15/2021362,900 shares $37.44 million +5.6%7.6%3.6 $103.16
8/31/2021343,700 shares $37.36 million -12.4%7.2%2.9 $108.71
8/13/2021392,400 shares $39.51 million -17.6%8.1%3.1 $100.70

HOV Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Hovnanian Enterprises shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 330,290 shares of HOV short. 7.29% of Hovnanian Enterprises' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Hovnanian Enterprises' current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. HOV shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.2. Learn More on Hovnanian Enterprises's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 7.29% of Hovnanian Enterprises' floating shares are currently sold short.

Hovnanian Enterprises saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 330,290 shares, an increase of 1.5% from the previous total of 325,534 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

7.29% of Hovnanian Enterprises' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Hovnanian Enterprises: LGI Homes, Inc. (14.65%), Century Communities, Inc. (7.71%), KB Home (12.66%), Lennar Corporation (7.83%), M/I Homes, Inc. (5.70%), Meritage Homes Corporation (5.17%), PulteGroup, Inc. (4.84%), Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (3.56%), Toll Brothers Inc. (5.13%), Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (10.41%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($48.11 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.69 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($12.18 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($11.95 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.73 billion), Quhuo Limited Sponsored ADR ($9.74 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($9.57 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.43 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HOV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hovnanian Enterprises as its price is falling. HOV shares are trading up $1.74 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Hovnanian Enterprises occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of HOV, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HOV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like HOV:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NYSE:HOV) was last updated on 7/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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