# Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (HOV) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Household Durables. Price $101.37, market value $604 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 97.5×** (5-yr avg 5.3×, 3-yr avg 8.1×). Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. trades at 97.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 5.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 7.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.2×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 32.7%** (5-yr avg 35.3%). Free cash flow equals 32.7% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 35.3%. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 1.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 2.1%**. 2.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 7.7%**. 7.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 0.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -0.9%** (3-yr 0.6%/yr, 5-yr 4.9%/yr). Revenue fell 0.9% over the last year, against 4.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -76.6%** (3-yr -36.5%/yr, 5-yr 1.1%/yr). Earnings per share fell 76.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 29.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 29.3% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.08**. Debt is 1.08 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -12.7%** (YTD 7.6%, 3-mo -19.5%). The shares are down 12.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -31.7%** (12.4% above the low). Trading 32% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.52** (volatility 64%). Beta of 1.52 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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