HOV
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc
$132.20
+3.44 (+2.67%)
At close · Jul 15
Market Cap
$798.96M
Shares
5,859,597
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
56/100
Short interest 5.6% of shares — P76
Days to cover 1.9 — P44
Price vs VWAP +11.9% — P88
Short-volume trend -10.0% — P19
Short interest change -12.3% — P22
Worst FTD 0.05% of shares — P65
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 325,534 | 371,093 | -45,559 | 1.94 |
| 2026-06-15 | 371,093 | 302,799 | +68,294 | 4.11 |
| 2026-05-29 | 302,799 | 359,185 | -56,386 | 2.04 |
| 2026-05-15 | 359,185 | 313,305 | +45,880 | 3.32 |
| 2026-04-30 | 313,305 | 336,352 | -23,047 | 2.88 |
| 2026-04-15 | 336,352 | 324,838 | +11,514 | 2.91 |
| 2026-03-31 | 324,838 | 277,364 | +47,474 | 2.38 |
| 2026-03-13 | 277,364 | 324,282 | -46,918 | 3.23 |
| 2026-02-27 | 324,282 | 324,420 | -138 | 4.01 |
| 2026-02-13 | 324,420 | 372,318 | -47,898 | 2.66 |
| 2026-01-30 | 372,318 | 378,129 | -5,811 | 4.22 |
| 2026-01-15 | 378,129 | 348,353 | +29,776 | 3.65 |
| 2025-12-31 | 348,353 | 320,640 | +27,713 | 3.57 |
| 2025-12-15 | 320,640 | 316,616 | +4,024 | 2.19 |
| 2025-11-28 | 316,616 | 320,565 | -3,949 | 2.83 |
| 2025-11-14 | 320,565 | 286,321 | +34,244 | 2.64 |
| 2025-10-31 | 286,321 | 298,805 | -12,484 | 3.32 |
| 2025-10-15 | 298,805 | 293,677 | +5,128 | 3.30 |
| 2025-09-30 | 293,677 | 296,422 | -2,745 | 2.61 |
| 2025-09-15 | 296,422 | 304,587 | -8,165 | 3.37 |
| 2025-08-29 | 304,587 | 353,337 | -48,750 | 2.57 |
| 2025-08-15 | 353,337 | 363,664 | -10,327 | 2.80 |
| 2025-07-31 | 363,664 | 284,398 | +79,266 | 3.49 |
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CIK
357294
CUSIP
442487401
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