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As of close of business last night, Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc’s stock clocked out at $101.07, up 3.14% from its previous closing price of $97.99. In other words, the price has increased by $3.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 83293.0 shares were traded. HOV stock price reached its highest trading level at $101.51 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $97.8952.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of HOV’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 1.90 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 3.54. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.71 and its Current Ratio is at 3.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.15 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.14.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wedbush on December 16, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $155.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 28 ’25 when HOVNANIAN ARA K sold 609 shares for $138.31 per share. The transaction valued at 84,230 led to the insider holds 62,896 shares of the business.
HOVNANIAN ARA K bought 609 shares of HOV for $85,028 on Aug 28 ’25. On Jul 08 ’25, another insider, Sellers Robin Stone, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 750 shares for $113.26 each. As a result, the insider received 84,943 and left with 17,630 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HOV now has a Market Capitalization of 601637056 and an Enterprise Value of 1514522752. As of this moment, Hovnanian’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.20 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.508 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.611.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HOV is 2.17, which has changed by -0.2716123 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14446163 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HOV has reached a high of $162.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $81.15. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.11%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that HOV traded 109.23K shares on average per day over the past three months and 124800 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 5.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.39M. Insiders hold about 26.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 55.76% stake in the company. Shares short for HOV as of 1764288000 were 316616 with a Short Ratio of 2.94, compared to 1761868800 on 286321. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 316616 and a Short% of Float of 6.710000000000001.
