Consumer Cyclical
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.(HOV)
Live Price
Offline$120.72
-0.12% today
1Y Change
+23.76%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $580.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -0.9%
- EPS Growth
- -76.9%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 248 bars Β· Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $580.00M and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $120.72 and up 23.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -0.9%, EPS growth of -76.9%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -0.9%, EPS -76.9%, free cash flow +2774.6% with operating margin 46.2% and ROIC 305.9%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 12.9 and price/sales 0.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines HOV price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-0.9% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+46.2% vs +8.4% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
12.9 vs 18.1 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 19, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -0.9% and EPS is at -76.9%, with operating margin around 46.2%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +5.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 19, 2026 | β | +4.1% | +19.8% | +28.4% |
2026 Feb 25, 2026 | +367.4% | +0.2% | -7.0% | -10.9% |
2025 Dec 4, 2025 | +846.0% | -0.2% | +2.1% | -3.3% |
Benchmark Edge
HOV vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
HOV
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
HOV Max Drawdown
-39.73%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for HOV and SPY.
Company Overview
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. engages in the design, construction, marketing, and sale of 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 and title insurance services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Matawan, New Jersey.
- Leadership
- Ara K. Hovnanian
- IPO Date
- Sep 7, 1983
- Employees
- 1.9k
- Street Address
- 90 Matawan Road
- Mailing
- Matawan, NJ, 07747
- Region
- Matawan, NJ, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 732 747 7800
- Last Updated
- Apr 30, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 12.9
- EV/EBITDA
- 10.1
- Price/Sales
- 0.2
- Price/Book
- 0.9
Growth
- Revenue
- -0.9%
- EPS
- -76.9%
- Free Cash Flow
- +2774.6%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 55.6%
- Operating Margin
- 46.2%
- Net Margin
- 1.9%
- ROE
- 6.8%
- ROIC
- 305.9%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.16
- Current Ratio
- 1.02
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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