Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical

NYSE:HOV · New York Stock Exchange

Market Cap $567.62M Beta 1.86 P/E (TTM) 21.3
$120.72 -0.12%

-$0.15 today

52W Low $90.79High $162.06

Vol 0.09M · Avg 0.12M

EPS (TTM)$5.66
Residential Construction

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

7.7%

avg 51.1%

ROIC

5.6%

avg 15.4%

ROA

2.4%

avg 3.4%

Analysis

ROE is currently the strongest return metric at 7.7% versus its period average of 51.1%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Ara K. Hovnanian

Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board$6.50M69$326,662.006.44%

Joseph F. Riggs

Group President$6.28M$29,647.000.58%

Michael Wyatt

Chief Operating Officer$4.07M59$29,752.000.59%

Alexander Hovnanian

President$1.91M35$326,662.006.44%

Brad G. O'Connor

Chief Financial Officer$1.89M56$40,298.000.79%

Elizabeth D. Tice

Vice President, Corporate Counsel & Secretary

Jeffrey T. O'Keefe

Vice President of Investor Relations$5,885.000.12%

Paul Eberly

Treasurer

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

0

$0.00

Sells

4

$840,829.75

Net Sentiment

$840,829.75

Net selling

Most Active

Sellers Robin Stone

2 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Aug 28, 2025

HOVNANIAN ARA K

Indirect

Sell609$138.31$84,230.42
Jul 8, 2025

Sellers Robin Stone

Direct

Sell750$113.26$84,943.13
Jul 7, 2025

Sellers Robin Stone

Direct

Sell750$109.99$82,490.70
Jun 30, 2025

KANGAS EDWARD A

Direct

Sell5.5K$107.12$589,165.50

Analysis

Insiders reported 0 buys worth $0.00 and 4 sells worth $840,829.75 over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $840,829.75. Sellers Robin Stone was the most active insider with 2 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/AN/A
N/A1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+13.1%
+0.4% (15yr)1 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/AN/A
N/A1 analysts
EBITN/AN/A+39.6%
+8.0% (15yr)1 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in EBIT at +39.6% over three years. Forward estimates point to EBIT at +8.0% (15yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages HOV?

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV) lists 8 active executives. The top listed executive is Elizabeth D. Tice, Vice President, Corporate Counsel & Secretary.

Are HOV insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net selling of $43.40M.

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