HOVHovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

$101.41-21% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−14% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −14% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest8.5% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How HOV is trading

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. is −21% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 37 points behind the market.

−21%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−14%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
40

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
31%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$87.89 – $196.74 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$101.41
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−10%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−21%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+18%
vs 50-day average$114.78
−12%
52-week high
$147.82
52-week low
$90.79
Annualised volatility
63%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$1.8M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+4.0%
2025−27%
2024−14%
2023+270%
2022−67%
2021+287%
2020+57%
2019+23%
2018−80%
2017+23%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+6.7%
Feb104 of 10+1.0%
Mar103 of 10−8.6%
Apr107 of 10+10%
May105 of 10+0.55%
Jun105 of 10+5.0%
Jul115 of 11+2.8%
Aug116 of 11+6.5%
Sep114 of 11+7.1%
Oct113 of 11−2.1%
Nov108 of 10+13%
Dec104 of 10+2.1%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.