# Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. (HOV) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Construction & Engineering. Price $122.79, market value $732 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 118.1×** (5-yr avg 5.3×, 3-yr avg 8.1×). Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. trades at 118.1× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 5.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 9.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.3×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 27.0%** (5-yr avg 35.3%). Free cash flow equals 27.0% of the market value, below its five-year average of 35.3%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 0.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.8% 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.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: underperform** (1 analyst). 1 analysts cover Hovnanian Enterprises Inc.; the consensus is underperform, with an average price target of $74.00 (-40% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -17.5%** (YTD 25.9%, 3-mo 12.7%). The shares are down 17.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -24.2%** (34.2% above the low). Trading 24% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.73** (volatility 62%). Beta of 1.73 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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