HOV (Hovnanian Enterprises) Short Ratio

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HOV Hovnanian Enterprises Inc HOV
68 GF Score
Price $128.76
GF Value $125.11
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Hovnanian Enterprises Short Ratio?

Short Ratio is a metric signaling prevailing investors' sentiment with a company. It represents the number of days it takes short sellers on average to repurchase all the shares short.

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HOV
68GF Score
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc HOV
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Is Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hovnanian Enterprises stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $128.76 is trading 2.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $125.11. GuruFocus considers Hovnanian Enterprises to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for HOV:

  • Short Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $125.11 vs. price of $128.76 (2.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 7 warning signs

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Hovnanian Enterprises Business Description

Other Exchanges HOVVB:USAHOVNP.PFD:USA
Address 90 Matawan Road, Fifth Floor, Matawan, NJ, USA, 07747
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc conducts all of its homebuilding and financial services operations. The company designs, constructs, markets, and sells single-family detached homes, attached townhomes and condominiums, urban infill, and active lifestyle homes in planned residential developments. It has two distinct operations: homebuilding and financial services. Its homebuilding operations are divided geographically into three segments: Northeast, which includes Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia; Southeast, which includes Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina; and West, which includes Arizona, California, and Texas. The firm generates maximum revenue from the West Segment.
68GF Score

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$128.76
Price
$125.11
GF Value