Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV)
NYSEConsumer DiscretionaryResidential ConstructionSnapshot 2026-11-04
$110.55+9.06%
Close 2026-11-04 · 1-day change
NYSEConsumer DiscretionaryResidential ConstructionSnapshot 2026-11-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Consumer Discretionary is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Gross margin between 14% and 15%: Gross margin: 13.12%.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 10% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens weak on capital allocation, earnings delivery, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 39% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskHovels' revenue is shrinking, yet the stock trades at a 49x P/E. This multiple is 3.1x the 16x peer median. The price assumes growth that the current 11.8% revenue decline does not support. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 33%. Gross margin has slipped to 13.12%, breaking the 14% floor. Peer multiples imply a price about 70% above where it trades. The thesis is on watch. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-11-04. HOV is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 1 analyst currently covering HOV (as of Nov 2026).
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A consensus fair price across 5 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-11-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Homebuilding — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-11-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Achieve total revenues between $800M and $900M in Q4 2026
Choppy market may hinder revenue growth objectives.
Advances: Maintain adjusted homebuilding gross margin between 14% and 15%
Margin recovery supports gross margin objective.
Advances: Achieve revenue between $650M and $750M in Q3 2026
Forecast exceeds revenue target, indicating strong growth.
Threatens: Achieve revenue between $650M and $750M in Q3 2026
Earnings miss impacts revenue growth objective.
Threatens: Achieve revenue between $650M and $750M in Q3 2026
Stock drop indicates market concerns over performance.
Threatens: Achieve revenue between $650M and $750M in Q3 2026
Loss indicates difficulty achieving revenue targets.
Earnings call provides insights on future performance.