HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A (HOV)
Consumer Discretionary · Residential Construction · NYSE
A long-standing US residential homebuilder operating across the Northeast, Southeast, and West, offering a diverse portfolio of home styles for various buyer segments.
What HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A does
Hovnanian Enterprises is a residential homebuilder that designs, constructs, markets, and sells single-family detached homes, townhomes, condominiums, and active lifestyle communities across the United States. The company also provides mortgage loans and title services to its homebuilding customers. Operations are organized into three geographic segments: Northeast, Southeast, and West.
Themes: housing market, residential construction, mortgage lending, real estate development
Fundamentals
- Price$110.00 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$656M as of 2026-08-25 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-11.0% 2025-10-08 close $123.54 → 2026-10-08 close $110.00
- P/E20.89 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+2.1% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+7.7% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.13 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)-4.7% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+0.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.35 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-20 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.4%; pays a dividend.
How HOV compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 258 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 314 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 293 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 326 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 169 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, HOV's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 17%, free-cash-flow payout 6%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout17% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout6% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A looks technically
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A (HOV) is trading 6.7% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 61 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 23 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 41, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-06-08, breaking below its recent trading range. It is 25.9% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 6.7% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -6.8% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $122.42 | $122.42 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $117.96 | $117.96 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that downward direction; the labelling fails if price closes above 112.43. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 61 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 61 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 23 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 23.1 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 41, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 40.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($107.11 to $120.79) — its "stochastic" reading is 21 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 21.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 6 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $148.48 | $148.48 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 25.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -25.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 20.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +20.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 25.9% below its highest point of the past year | 25.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-06-08, breaking below its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it just made a new 55-day low, its first since 2026-06-08, breaking below its recent trading range | 1 session |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $1835.00 (set on 2005-07-20) | $1835.00 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($94.11 to $147.55), and it has given back well over two thirds of its rise from last year’s low — 70% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $112.81 to $114.52. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 70.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 94.0% below its all-time high | -94.0% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.3% below a resistance level at $111.44 — a price it turned at three times since 2025-03-10, most recently on 2026-09-10. Since 2024-10-08 it has 7 such levels below the current price and 12 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.3% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $5.12 (set on 2020-03-18) | $5.12 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 2048.4% above its all-time low | +2,048% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 2nd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $4.96 between its high and its low — about 4.5% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $4.96 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $109.78 and $119.39 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $109.78 – $114.58 – $119.39 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.5% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.5% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.6 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (6.8% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.6 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.78× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
3
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 5 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 5 sessions ago |
| Since a bearish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 7 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 1.2% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -1.2% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.7% below the previous close 1 session ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 114.58 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -2.7% |
| Gap filled | a 2.3% gap up opened on 2026-10-06 has been "filled" 1 session ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 1 session ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -4% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 8.1 percentage points (the stock lost 7.1% while the market gained 1.0%) | -8.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 13.9 percentage points (the stock lost 10.0% while the market gained 3.8%) | -13.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 20.0 percentage points (the stock lost 2.6% while the market gained 17.5%) | -20.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 25.9 percentage points (the stock lost 11.0% while the market gained 15.0%) | -25.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day low, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 11% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.8% of the share price. | -11.4% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 8% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $119.55 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 192 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -8.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 8% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-20 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $118.96 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 35 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -7.5% |
Price levels it has turned at before
HOV last closed at $110.00 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 7 prices below its last close and 12 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $111.44 | Resistance | 1.3% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-03-10 to 2026-09-10 |
| $107.76 | Support | 2.0% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-04-07 to 2026-10-01 |
| $105.00 | Support | 4.5% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-04-23 to 2025-07-16 |
| $115.76 | Resistance | 5.2% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-01-13 to 2026-04-08 |
| $102.24 | Support | 7.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-20 to 2026-04-13 |
| $117.81 | Resistance | 7.1% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-10-31 to 2026-05-27 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $112.43.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $110.22 and $112.43 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close below $107.11.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-10-08.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · lagging the market · Printed a doji candle | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$74.00 range $74.00 – $74.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-09. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Cyclical nature of the housing industry and sensitivity to economic conditions, interest rates, and consumer confidence.","Dependence on the availability and affordability of land and construction financing.","Exposure to geographic concentration in specific US housing markets."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of HOV's 10-Q filed 2026-06-02 against the prior one filed 2026-03-02.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- New line item 'Goodwill' of $31,705 thousand appears in April 30, 2026 balance sheet (filed 2026-06-02)
- New noncontrolling interest of $2,704 thousand in equity section as of April 30, 2026 (filed 2026-06-02)
- Three months ended April 30 comparison data added in statements of operations (filed 2026-06-02)
- Six months ended April 30 comparison data added in statements of operations (filed 2026-06-02)
- Statements of changes in equity for three and six month periods ended April 30, 2026 added (filed 2026-06-02)
- Removed:
- Income taxes payable line item of $1,209 thousand that appeared in January 31, 2026 balance sheet (filed 2026-03-02) does not appear in April 30, 2026 balance sheet (filed 2026-06-02)
- Three months ended January 31 comparison data removed from statements of operations (filed 2026-06-02)
- Statements of changes in equity for periods ended January 31, 2026 and 2025 removed (filed 2026-06-02)
- Reworded:
- Balance sheet date changed from 'January 31, 2026' and 'October 31, 2025' to 'April 30, 2026' and 'October 31, 2025' (filed 2026-06-02)
- Statement of operations comparison changed from 'Three Months Ended January 31' to 'Three Months Ended April 30' and added 'Six Months Ended April 30' column (filed 2026-06-02)
- Deferred tax assets presentation moved from separate line to within Total homebuilding in April 30, 2026 filing, whereas it was separated in January 31, 2026 filing (filed 2026-06-02)
- Notes:
- The January 31, 2026 filing (older) contains different financial period data than April 30, 2026 filing (newer), making some comparisons period-related rather than substantive restatements
- Text provided for newer filing is truncated and does not include the full MD&A narrative sections, limiting assessment to financial statement tables
- Exact numerical differences between periods are attributable to different fiscal dates being reported rather than restatements of prior information
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 2 sells ($2M) — 2 selling insiders
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-25. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about HOV's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding HOV as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 838,975
- Reported value $119,478,419
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
HOV had 433,768 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for HOV because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 433,768
- Prior settlement (shares) 425,456
- Reported change 1.95%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.88
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- D.R. Horton (DHI)
- Lennar (LEN)
- PulteGroup (PHM)
- Toll Brothers (TOL)
- NVR (NVR)
- KB Home (KBH)
- M.D.C. Holdings (MDC)
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Frequently asked questions
What does HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A (HOV) do?
Hovnanian Enterprises is a residential homebuilder that designs, constructs, markets, and sells single-family detached homes, townhomes, condominiums, and active lifestyle communities across the United States. The company also provides mortgage loans and title services to its homebuilding customers. Operations are organized into three geographic segments: Northeast, Southeast, and West.
What sector is HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A (HOV) in?
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A (HOV) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Residential Construction. It trades on NYSE.
Does HOV pay a dividend?
Yes — HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A (HOV) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.39% (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A's (HOV) competitors?
Notable peers of HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A (HOV) include D.R. Horton, Lennar, PulteGroup, Toll Brothers and NVR. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A (HOV) overbought or oversold right now?
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC CLASS A (HOV) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 41, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on HOV come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.