Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV)
Builds K. Hovnanian homes with attached mortgage and title services.
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Builds and sells homes across a 13-state U.S. footprint through regional homebuilding segments and attached financial services. The model combines K. Hovnanian Homes, Four Seasons active-lifestyle communities, and in-house mortgage and title support, with family voting control and housing-cycle financing as structural features.
Builds single-family homes, attached townhomes, condominiums, urban infill homes, and active-lifestyle communities through K. Hovnanian Homes. Four Seasons serves older active-lifestyle buyers, while the financial services arm provides mortgage banking and title services for homebuilding customers.
Operates through Northeast, Southeast, and West homebuilding segments, with a 13-state U.S. footprint and financial services reported separately. The portfolio is domestic and geography-led rather than organized around standalone product revenue lines.
Family leadership and voting control shape governance, with Ara K. Hovnanian as chairman and CEO. Results depend on mortgage rates, buyer incentives, land acquisition and development spending, housing competition, labor and materials availability, and debt maturity management through the housing cycle.
Company facts
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Balance sheet, Jul 31, 2026Cash & short-term investments $258.3M · Total debt $934.9M · Total assets $2.86B · Shareholders' equity $818.7M
- Revenue
- $705.7M
- Operating income
- $5.2M
- Net income
- −$1.8M
No dividends on record.
| Institutions | ≈ 57.81% | 3.39M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 182 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 · largest filers plus last quarter's tail | |||
| Insiders | 14.49% | 849.0K shares | |
| 11 holders · as of Jul 17, 2026 | |||
| Other | ≈ 27.70% | 1.62M shares | |
| remainder | |||
5.86M company shares as of Sep 23, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Two share counts disagree (5.86M in the company's Sep 23, 2026 report, 5.07M elsewhere); stakes use the report.
This quarter's institutional total failed a plausibility check; shown: the largest filers plus last quarter's remainder.
This company has 2 share classes; every stake here is a share of the whole company.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 7.23% | 423,884 A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Ara K. HovnanianInsiderdirector, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board & CEO | 6.83% | 324,716 B · 75,491 A | filed Jul 17, 2026 |
State Street CorpInstitution | 3.61% | 211,730 A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution | 3.36% | 196,933 A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
J. Larry SorsbyInsiderdirector | 3.23% | 189,268 A | filed Jun 26, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | J. Larry Sorsby | director | −1,032 | $142.57 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Ara K. Hovnanian | director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board & CEO | −12,880 | $125.78 |
| Sep 19, 2024 | J. Larry Sorsby | director | −2,284 | $227.40 |
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hovnanian Enterprises | $117.31 | −1.39% | $603.3M | 138.3 | 41.9 | 0.2 | −11.9% |
| D.R. Horton | $141.70 | −1.67% | $40.31B | 13.7 | 12.7 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| Lennar | $82.10 | −1.16% | $20.62B | 15.7 | 16.9 | 0.6 | −9.0% |
| PulteGroup | $119.78 | −2.05% | $23.60B | 12.6 | 11.2 | 1.4 | −9.6% |
| NVR | $6,261.29 | −1.22% | $17.11B | 16.5 | 16.2 | 1.8 | −10.6% |
| Toll Brothers | $137.84 | +0.20% | $12.86B | 11.0 | 10.1 | 1.2 | −9.7% |
| Meritage Homes | $65.16 | −1.87% | $4.43B | 13.9 | 12.0 | 0.8 | −14.3% |
| KB Home | $48.68 | +0.19% | $2.98B | 13.7 | 11.4 | 0.6 | −20.0% |
| Median | 13.7 | 12.0 | 1.2 | −9.7% |