HOV · NYSE
Consumer Cyclical · Residential Construction
$102.45
+0.90%
Close on Oct 29, 2026
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47
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Quality research reads 47 of 100, in the weaker band of the covered universe. This is a research reading about business durability, not a view on the share price.
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How this is measured55
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Capital Returns research reads 55 of 100, recorded as moderate. No dividend is recorded for this company, so the reading rests on buybacks and dilution control. Share count has been reduced at about 0.1% a year in the stored window.
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In the company’s own words
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. ("HEI") conducts all of its homebuilding and financial services operations through its subsidiaries (references herein to the "Company," "we," "us" or "our" refer to HEI and its consolidated subsidiaries and should be understood to reflect the consolidated business of HEI’s subsidiaries). Through its subsidiaries, HEI designs, constructs, markets, and sells single-family detached homes, attached townhomes and condominiums, urban infill, and active lifestyle homes in planned residential developments and is one of the nation’s largest builders of residential homes. Founded in 1959 by Kevork Hovnanian, HEI was incorporated in New Jersey in 1967 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1983 . Since the incorporation of HEI’s predecessor company, the Company combined with its unconsolidated joint ventures have delivered in excess of 382,000 homes, including 6,431 homes in fiscal 2025 . The Company has two distinct operations: homebuilding and financial services. Our homebuilding operations consist of three reportable segments: Northeast, Southeast and West. Our financial services operations provide mortgage loans and title services to the customers of our homebuilding operations.
Excluding unconsolidated joint ventures, we are currently offering homes for sale in 140 communities in 27 markets in 13 states throughout the United States. We market and build homes for first-time buyers, move-up buyers, luxury buyers, active lifestyle buyers and empty nesters. We offer a variety of home styles at base prices ranging from $ 182,000 to $ 1,191,000 with an average sales price, including options, of $ 519,000 nationwide in fiscal 2025 .
Our operations span all significant aspects of the home-buying process – from design, construction, and sale, to mortgage origination and title services.
1986 - Entered the North Carolina market through the investment in New Fortis Homes.
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed December 22, 2025. Read the filing
General research only. Not personalized advice. Public filings may be delayed, amended, incomplete, or reflect positions that have changed since the reporting date.
