HOV · Hovnanian Enterprises Inc
$97.27
-3.66 (-3.63%)
At close · Oct 16
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Market Cap
$579.72M
Shares
5.96M
Volume · Oct 16
157.64K
Avg daily vol (3M)
130.14K
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$97.27
Open$100.40
Day$97.00–102.53
52W close$94.11–147.55
Avg vol 30d107K
Short int433K · 7.3% float · 4.3d
Short vol64%
Last earningsAug 20, 2026
DataJan 2020–Oct 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 28
Up next
Next earnings call
Nov 16, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 4 wks
filed Aug 28, 2026
call held Aug 20, 2026
Metrics snapshot
Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.
Revenue (TTM)
$2.82B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$18.11M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
-11.8%
Year over year
Operating margin
—
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
109.3
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 0.9%
FCF yield
34.1%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$1.14B
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
-6.9%
Year over year · fewer shares
Price change (1Y)
-22.3%
Trailing year
Short interest
7.3%
Latest settlement · 4.3 days to cover
Quarterly results
* Q4 derived as the full year minus Q1 to Q3.
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Strong Sell
Momentum
Very Weak
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Weak
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 20 · elevated
Equity put/call 0.65
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−18%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−18%
below
RSI (14)
34
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
6%
near low
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−15%
trailing
6-month return
−16%
trailing
YTD return
0%
this year
Relative strength
−23%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $119 › 200d $118 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Distributing
15 of 182 funds reported for Sep 30 · net -13.6K sh shares
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
7.27% of float · ▼ -0.1% MoM · 4.3 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
182 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
54
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
−1%
Y/Y
EPS growth
−77%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$166.2M
Valuation
P/E 95.4
rich
Buyback
$57.9M
remaining
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
62%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−35%
past year
ATR
5.4%
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.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Aug 20, 2026
Total revenues
· fourth quarter of fiscal 2026
$800M – $900M
prior qtr $705.75M
midpoint +20.4% QoQ
Adjusted EBITDA
· fourth quarter of fiscal 2026
$50M – $65M
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the Earnings Call filed May 21, 2026
Total revenues
· third quarter fiscal 26
$650M – $750M
Adjusted gross margin
· third quarter fiscal 26
14% – 15%
SG&A as a percentage of total revenues
· third quarter fiscal 26
12.5% – 13.5%
Adjusted EBITDA
· third quarter fiscal 26
$30M – $40M
Guided vs delivered
· last 8 settled
Total revenues
third quarter fiscal 26
guided $650M – $750M
$705.75M
In line
Total revenues
second quarter of fiscal 2026
guided $625M – $725M
$667.65M
In line
Total revenues
first quarter of fiscal 2026
guided $550M – $650M
$631.95M
In line
Total revenues
fourth quarter of fiscal 2025
guided $750M – $850M
$817.9M
In line
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−18%
Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−18%
Bearish
RSI (14)
34
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
6%
Bearish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $119 › 200d $118 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Distributing
15 of 182 funds reported for Sep 30 · net -13.6K sh shares
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
7.27% of float · ▼ -0.1% MoM · 4.3 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
182 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $94
Now $97 · 6%
Range high $148
vs 200-day avg -18%
vs 50-day avg -18%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Average sales price | $539,350 | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
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| Average sales price - Northeast | $549,121 | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Average sales price - Southeast | $522,994 | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Domestic contract cancellation rate (as a percentage of gross domestic sales contracts executed | 19% | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Homes delivered | 1,259 | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
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| Homes delivered - Northeast | 423 | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
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| Homes delivered - Southeast | 178 | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
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| Homes in consolidated net contracts | 1,178 | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
| Net domestic contracts per active selling community | 9.4 | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
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| Percentage of non-cash homebuyers obtaining mortgages originated by wholly owned mortgage bankin | 84.2% | the three months ended July 31, 2026 filing | — |
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| Adjusted EBIT Return on Adjusted Investment non-GAAP | 13.1% | TTM ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $136.1M | first nine months of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA to interest incurred non-GAAP | 1.49 | Nine Months Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| Backlog (Dollars) | $1.07B | July 31, 2026 | — |
| Backlog (Home) | 2,297 | July 31, 2026 | — |
| Consolidated domestic communities | 123 | As of July 31, 2026 | — |
| Consolidated domestic contract backlog | $881.9M | As of July 31, 2026 | — |
| Consolidated domestic contracts | 1,155 | third quarter of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Consolidated domestic contracts per community | 9.4 | third quarter of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Contracts (Dollars) | $2.06B | Nine Months Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| Contracts (Home) | 3,851 | Nine Months Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| Deliveries (Dollars) | $1.86B | Nine Months Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| Deliveries (Home) | 3,492 | Nine Months Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| Domestic community count, including domestic unconsolidated joint ventures | 147 | As of July 31, 2026 | — |
| Domestic contract backlog, including domestic unconsolidated joint ventures | $1.16B | As of July 31, 2026 | — |
| Domestic contracts per community, including domestic unconsolidated joint ventures | 9.2 | third quarter of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Domestic contracts, including domestic unconsolidated joint ventures | 1,359 | third quarter of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Domestic unconsolidated joint ventures sale of homes revenues | $155.6M | third quarter of fiscal 2026 | — |
| EBIT non-GAAP | $113.95M | Nine Months Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| EBITDA non-GAAP | $124.5M | first nine months of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Gross domestic contract cancellation rate for consolidated contracts | 19% | quarter ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| Gross domestic contract cancellation rate for contracts, including domestic unconsolidated joint | 18% | third quarter of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Homebuilding gross margin percentage | 10.8% | Nine Months Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
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| Homebuilding gross margin percentage, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges non-GAAP | 14.2% | first nine months of fiscal 2026 | — |
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| percentage of optioned lots | 87% | end of the third quarter of fiscal 2026 | — |
| QMIs per community | 6.7 | As of July 31, 2026 | — |
| Return on Inventory | 1% | TTM ended July 31, 2026 | — |
| Total domestic controlled consolidated lots | 34,373 | As of July 31, 2026 | — |
| Total domestic finished QMIs | 194 | As of July 31, 2026 | — |
| Total domestic QMIs | 820 | As of July 31, 2026 | — |
| Total liquidity | $379.8M | As of July 31, 2026 | — |
| years' supply of controlled lots | 6.8 | trailing twelve-month deliveries basis | — |
| Domestic contract cancellation rate (second quarter) | 17% | second quarter of fiscal 2026 filing | — |
| Homes delivered - West | 599 | the three months ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Quarterly domestic contract cancellations as a percentage of beginning domestic backlog (second | 21% | second quarter of fiscal 2026 filing | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
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Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
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Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| HOV | -8.1% | -14.8% | -16.1% | -12.5% | -0.3% |
| SPY | -2.0% | +0.2% | +6.7% | +0.1% | +11.9% |
| vs SPY | -6.1% | -15.0% | -22.9% | -12.6% | -12.2% |
Capital returns
Buyback program
· as of Jul 31, 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
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13F (30d)
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