HOV

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. Class A Common Stock (HOV)

Stock · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary

$97.27as of 10/16/2026

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October 16, 2026

Mortgage buydowns pose risk to homebuilders like HOV. A SeekingAlpha piece warns that mortgage buydowns could reduce buyer affordability and hurt demand for new homes. This risk is relevant to Hovnanian Enterprises, a homebuilder that could see sales pressure if buyers struggle to qualify for mortgages. The article highlights a potential challenge for the company’s growth prospects.

Active signals

Resistance level
$108.26
Industry
Homebuilding

What HOV's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike33-2.0%45%
Bollinger Band Breakout24-0.4%50%
Bollinger Band BreakdownActive now13-2.5%46%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now12-0.5%50%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+1.0%52%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About HOV

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, move-up buyers…

Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Homebuilding
Employees
1,891

Fundamentals

1-day range
$97.89$104.07
Market cap
$788.88M
P/E (trailing)
32.65
P/E (forward)
7.87
EPS (trailing)
$2.57
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.99
Avg. volume
129.5K
Dividend pay date
March 29, 2019
52-week range
$91.52$148.48
Next earnings: August 20, 2026 · EPS estimate $-0.56confirmed

How Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. Class A Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$2.98BNet Income$63.87M (2%)Cost of Revenue$2.50B (84%)SG&A$212.36M (7%)Other$178.25M (6%)Tax$22.20M (1%)HOV

Source: 10-K filed Dec 22, 2025 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$476.67M(16%)

Forecasts

1 analyst ratings

Buy 0%
Hold 25%
Sell 75%
1-year price forecast
High
$74
-23.9%
Median
$74
-23.9%
Low
$74
-23.9%

Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. Class A Common Stock Competitors

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  • HOV
    Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. Class A Common Stock
    $97.27
    ▼ 3.63%
    Market cap $788.88MP/E 32.65
    $91.52$148.48
  • SDHC
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  • LEGH
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    $27.39
    ▲ 0.55%
    Market cap $687.29MP/E 12.67
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  • BZH
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    $33.45
    ▲ 0.12%
    Market cap $914.59MP/E —
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  • IRS
    IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones S.A. Global Depositary Shares (Each representing ten shares of Common Stock)
    $14.13
    ▼ 0.07%
    Market cap $1.20BP/E 4.49
    $10.87$19.14
  • DFH
    Dream Finders Homes Inc. Class A Common Stock
    $8.79
    ▲ 4.15%
    Market cap $1.27BP/E 4.58
    $7.3$24.66

P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
71.9K
Disposed
31.5K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
3.10M
Total value held
$325.78M
Institutional holders
147
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown404.3K
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