Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Competitors $139.21 -1.36 (-0.96%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends HOV vs. BZH, DHI, LEN, NVR, PHM, TOL, MTH, KBH, CVCO, and MHOShould you be buying Hovnanian Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hovnanian Enterprises include Beazer Homes USA (BZH), D.R. Horton (DHI), Lennar (LEN), NVR (NVR), PulteGroup (PHM), Toll Brothers (TOL), Meritage Homes (MTH), KB Home (KBH), Cavco Industries (CVCO), and M/I Homes (MHO). These companies are all part of the "homebuilding" industry. Hovnanian Enterprises vs. Beazer Homes USA D.R. Horton Lennar NVR PulteGroup Toll Brothers Meritage Homes KB Home Cavco Industries M/I Homes Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) and Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, HOV or BZH? Hovnanian Enterprises has a beta of 2.7, suggesting that its stock price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beazer Homes USA has a beta of 2.24, suggesting that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HOV or BZH? In the previous week, Hovnanian Enterprises had 6 more articles in the media than Beazer Homes USA. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hovnanian Enterprises and 2 mentions for Beazer Homes USA. Hovnanian Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Beazer Homes USA's score of -1.05 indicating that Hovnanian Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hovnanian Enterprises 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Beazer Homes USA 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HOV or BZH? Hovnanian Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Beazer Homes USA. Hovnanian Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beazer Homes USA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHovnanian Enterprises$3.00B0.28$242.01M$32.114.34Beazer Homes USA$2.33B0.38$140.18M$4.536.23 Do analysts recommend HOV or BZH? Hovnanian Enterprises presently has a consensus target price of $155.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.35%. Beazer Homes USA has a consensus target price of $39.67, suggesting a potential upside of 40.54%. Given Beazer Homes USA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Beazer Homes USA is more favorable than Hovnanian Enterprises.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hovnanian Enterprises 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Beazer Homes USA 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is HOV or BZH more profitable? Hovnanian Enterprises has a net margin of 8.05% compared to Beazer Homes USA's net margin of 6.02%. Hovnanian Enterprises' return on equity of 43.47% beat Beazer Homes USA's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hovnanian Enterprises8.05% 43.47% 9.83% Beazer Homes USA 6.02%11.95%5.56% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HOV or BZH? Beazer Homes USA received 100 more outperform votes than Hovnanian Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.00% of users gave Beazer Homes USA an outperform vote while only 54.18% of users gave Hovnanian Enterprises an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHovnanian EnterprisesOutperform Votes26654.18% Underperform Votes22545.82% Beazer Homes USAOutperform Votes36658.00% Underperform Votes26542.00% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HOV or BZH? 65.4% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of Beazer Homes USA shares are held by institutional investors. 17.7% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Beazer Homes USA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHovnanian Enterprises beats Beazer Homes USA on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hovnanian Enterprises News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HOV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HOV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHovnanian EnterprisesOperative builders IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$712.24M$7.37B$8.90B$19.27BDividend YieldN/A1.31%2.03%3.72%P/E Ratio4.347.8427.4741.43Price / Sales0.281.023.7717.05Price / Cash2.888.3021.6619.84Price / Book1.271.756.875.76Net Income$242.01M$803.39M$518.49M$993.25M7 Day Performance17.93%9.59%5.50%3.26%1 Month Performance4.63%0.75%4.21%5.22%1 Year Performance-5.65%-1.95%53.02%19.42% Hovnanian Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HOVHovnanian Enterprises2.3971 of 5 stars$139.21-1.0%$155.00+11.3%-7.6%$712.24M$3.00B4.341,878Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpBZHBeazer Homes USA4.657 of 5 stars$26.02+1.5%$39.67+52.4%-9.4%$811.90M$2.33B5.741,130Short Interest ↑Negative NewsDHID.R. Horton4.9481 of 5 stars$137.77+0.9%$176.93+28.4%-2.7%$44.25B$36.80B9.5914,766Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageLENLennar4.8656 of 5 stars$131.38+1.4%$171.50+30.5%-5.4%$35.64B$35.44B8.7012,000Dividend AnnouncementNVRNVR4.0849 of 5 stars$7,966.00+1.5%$9,531.67+19.7%+18.0%$24.41B$10.13B16.296,300PHMPulteGroup4.7328 of 5 stars$108.66+1.0%$146.85+35.1%+12.9%$22.28B$17.32B8.016,520Analyst ForecastNews CoverageTOLToll Brothers4.8831 of 5 stars$125.32+1.4%$158.07+26.1%+36.9%$12.54B$10.85B8.345,200Analyst ForecastNews CoverageMTHMeritage Homes4.2433 of 5 stars$75.32+1.9%$109.56+45.5%-4.4%$5.45B$6.43B3.411,920Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap UpKBHKB Home4.7661 of 5 stars$64.03+1.3%$79.25+23.8%+13.3%$4.70B$6.60B8.212,205Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageCVCOCavco Industries2.8059 of 5 stars$442.24+2.5%$487.50+10.2%+55.6%$3.59B$1.85B25.006,300Insider TradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageMHOM/I Homes4.3291 of 5 stars$125.82+1.4%$197.50+57.0%+6.8%$3.49B$4.27B6.741,660News CoveragePositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BZH Alternatives DHI Alternatives LEN Alternatives NVR Alternatives PHM Alternatives TOL Alternatives MTH Alternatives KBH Alternatives CVCO Alternatives MHO Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:HOV) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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