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Hovnanian Enterprises Inc
$136.35 +4.15 (+3.14%) At close · Jul 16
Market Cap
$798.96M
Shares
5,859,597

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$136.35 Open$131.85 Day$131.85–139.00 52W$91.52–162.06 Avg vol 30d107K Short int326K · 5.6% float · 1.9d Short vol71% Last earningsMay 21, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Jun 2
Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 18, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 5 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Jul 31, 2026 Est
filed Jun 2, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 16.7 · calm Equity put/call 0.67
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross Golden cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +16%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +15%
      above
      RSI (14) 60
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 64%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +13%
      trailing
      6-month return +11%
      trailing
      YTD return +40%
      this year
      Relative strength +2%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) Golden cross
      50d $119 › 200d $117 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      9 of 155 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +15.1K sh shares · +2 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.8M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      5.56% of float · ▼ -12.3% MoM · 1.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      155 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 57
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth −1%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −77%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $166.2M
      Valuation P/E 38.1
      rich
      Buyback $57.9M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $431.4M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 63%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −40%
      past year
      ATR 4.6%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      Golden cross Bullish
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +16% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +15% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      60 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      64% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) Golden cross
      50d $119 › 200d $117 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      9 of 155 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +15.1K sh shares · +2 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.8M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      5.56% of float · ▼ -12.3% MoM · 1.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      155 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $92 Now $136 · 64% 52-wk high $162
      vs 200-day avg +16% vs 50-day avg +15% 50-day above 200-day golden cross

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      contracts per community 11.3 Q2 FY2026 call
      cycle times for single-family homes 138 Q2 FY2026 call
      QMI share of total sales 68% Q2 FY2026 call
      quick move-ins 731 end of April FY2026 call
      quick move-ins per community 5.8 Q2 FY2026 call
      to-be-built share of total sales 32% Q2 FY2026 call
      backlog conversion ratio 88% Q1 call
      cycle times for single-family detached homes 133 Q1 call
      finished QMIs 248 Q1 call
      first-quarter contracts per community 9.5 Q1 call
      homes sold and closed within the same quarter as percentage of deliveries 41% Q1 call
      QMI sales as percentage of total sales 71% Q1 call
      QMIs (quick move-in homes) 742 Q1 call
      QMIs per community 5.7 Q1 call
      SG&A as percentage of total revenue 13.3% Q1 call
      to-be-built home sales as percentage of total sales 29% Q1 call

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Residential Construction — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      HOV
      Hovnanian Enterprises Inc
      this stock
      $798.96M +39.8% -0.9% 38.1 5.6%
      DHI
      Horton D R Inc /De/
      $43.79B +7.5% -6.9% 14.5 3.9%
      PHM
      Pultegroup Inc/Mi/
      $24.58B +10.3% +11.8% 12.5 4.3%
      LEN
      Lennar Corp /New/
      $20.81B -15.1% +1.7% 7.3%
      NVR
      Nvr Inc
      $18.09B -8.1% -1.9% 16.4 4.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      157
      % held
      54.8%
      Reported
      9 of 155
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      182
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      325.5K
      Days to cover
      1.9d
      Change
      -45.6K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      71%
      As of
      Jul 16, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2.8K
      Value
      $400.5K
      As of
      Jun 25, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      25.3%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$1.8M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 2
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $3.0B
      Net income (FY)
      $4.5M
      EPS diluted
      $7.43
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $67.4M
      Remaining
      $57.9M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Jun 2, 2026
      This year
      6
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $147.1K
      Shares
      1.0K
      Filed
      Jun 25, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      May 21, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      HOV +8.4% +12.7% +11.4% -4.3% +39.8%
      SPY -0.1% +0.1% +9.0% +0.5% +10.1%
      vs SPY +8.6% +12.6% +2.4% -4.8% +29.7%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Apr 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $67.40M
      Spent (derived)
      $9.50M
      Remaining
      $57.90M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 357294 CUSIP 442487401 13F (30d) 12 filings 11 filers Visit website Investor relations