Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.02 EPS

Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The construction company reported $2.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.45 by ($0.02), Zacks reports. Hovnanian Enterprises had a return on equity of 43.47% and a net margin of 8.05%. Hovnanian Enterprises updated its Q3 2025 guidance to EPS.

Hovnanian Enterprises Price Performance

Shares of NYSE HOV traded down $2.82 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $107.04. 18,305 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 80,388. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 0.34. The company has a market cap of $634.18 million, a PE ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 2.28. Hovnanian Enterprises has a twelve month low of $81.15 and a twelve month high of $240.34. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $101.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $128.80.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HOV has been the subject of several recent research reports. Zelman & Associates restated an “underperform” rating on shares of Hovnanian Enterprises in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Hovnanian Enterprises from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 18th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hovnanian Enterprises

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Hovnanian Enterprises stock. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV) by 436.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,106 shares of the construction company’s stock after buying an additional 7,408 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC owned approximately 0.15% of Hovnanian Enterprises worth $953,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Institutional investors own 65.40% of the company’s stock.

Hovnanian Enterprises Company Profile

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, constructs, markets, and sells residential homes in the United States. It offers single-family detached homes, attached townhomes and condominiums, urban infill, and active lifestyle homes with amenities, such as clubhouses, swimming pools, tennis courts, tot lots, and open areas.