In the past week, HOV stock has gone down by -6.38%, with a monthly decline of -16.71% and a quarterly plunge of -18.12%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.84%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.72% for Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.77% for HOV’s stock, with a -34.97% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc (NYSE: HOV) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc (NYSE: HOV) is above average at 3.24x. The 36-month beta value for HOV is also noteworthy at 2.13. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HOV is 4.37M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.99% of that float. The average trading volume of HOV on June 19, 2025 was 88.41K shares.
HOV) stock’s latest price update
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc (NYSE: HOV)’s stock price has gone decline by -2.94 in comparison to its previous close of 94.26, however, the company has experienced a -6.38% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-20 that Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 20, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Jeff O’Keefe – Vice President, Investor Relations Ara Hovnanian – Chairman, President and CEO Brad O’Connor – Chief Financial Officer David Mitrisin – Vice President, Corporate Controller Conference Call Participants Natalie Kulasekere – Zelman & Associates Alex Barron – Housing Research Center Jay McCanless – Wedbush Operator Good morning, and thank you for joining us at today for Hovnanian Enterprises Fiscal 2025 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call. An archive of the webcast will be available after the completion of the call and run for 12 months.
Analysts’ Opinion of HOV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HOV stocks, with Wedbush repeating the rating for HOV by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for HOV in the upcoming period, according to Wedbush is $155 based on the research report published on December 16, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
HOV Trading at -5.74% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HOV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -61.93% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HOV starting from KANGAS EDWARD A, who sale 2,000 shares at the price of $101.51 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, KANGAS EDWARD A now owns 11,290 shares of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc, valued at $203,020 using the latest closing price.
KANGAS EDWARD A, the Director of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc, proposed sale 2,000 shares at $101.51 during a trade that took place back on Mar 03 ’25, which means that KANGAS EDWARD A is holding shares at $203,020 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HOV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.19 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 28.55, with 8.60 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 355.57 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.17. The receivables turnover for the company is 123.93for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.2. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.32.
Conclusion
In summary, Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc (HOV) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
