HOV — HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC

US Real Estate Homebuilders equity mkt cap 972.3M
131.41 +11.24% today
USD · as of 2026-08-21

Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21

499 daily closes shown
52w low 94.11 · high 155.71

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Performance

1 day+11.24%
1 week-1.97%
1 month+0.40%
3 months+13.81%
6 months+1.35%
Year to date+34.39%
1 year-11.78%
3 years+30.85%
5 years+30.50%

Technicals

RSI 1450.8
vs 50-day avg+0.22%
vs 200-day avg+11.57%
Volatility 1y64.3%
Max drawdown 1y-39.56%
Avg volume 30d148.2K
Daily bars held2,674
History from2016-01-04

Measured signals that fired on HOV

datesignal measured base rate
2026-08-04Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-31Fair value gap, bearish
structure
-0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-06-25Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-06-12Equal highs taken out
structure
-0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-05-22Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-05-13Fair value gap, bearish
structure
-0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591
statistically distinguishable from its control group

Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →

Insider transactions (Form 4)

dateinsiderwhatshares pricevalue
2026-07-15HOVNANIAN ARA K
Chairman of the Board & CEO
Conversion12.6K0.000
2026-06-25SORSBY J LARRY
Director
Open-market sale1.0K142.57147.1K
2026-06-22HOVNANIAN ARA K
Chairman of the Board & CEO
Open-market sale12.9K125.781.6M
2026-06-12MARENGI JOSEPH A
Director
Grant or award1.2K0.000
2026-06-12Hernandez-Kakol Miriam
Director
Grant or award1.1K0.000
2026-06-12PAGANO VINCENT JR
Director
Grant or award1.1K0.000
2026-06-12SORSBY J LARRY
Director
Grant or award9240.000
2026-06-12Sellers Robin Stone
Director
Grant or award1.1K0.000
2026-06-12COUTTS ROBERT B
Director
Grant or award1.1K0.000
2026-06-11O'Connor Brad G
CFO
Shares withheld for tax2.0K120.87244.2K

Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →

Largest institutional holders

managervalueshares
BlackRock, Inc.44.8M404.3K
Forager Capital Management, LLC26.2M236.3K
STATE STREET CORP23.3M209.7K
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC21.8M196.2K
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP19.4M175.4K
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC18.1M163.4K
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC13.8M124.1K
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC12.9M116.0K
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.12.2M110.3K
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC10.8M97.1K

13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →

Short selling

Avg short volume, 90d61.5% of tape
Days observed61

This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →

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