Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Competitors $94.04 +4.11 (+4.57%) As of 04/14/2025 03:57 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HOV vs. BZH, DHI, LEN, NVR, PHM, TOL, MTH, CVCO, KBH, 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), Cavco Industries (CVCO), KB Home (KBH), 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 Cavco Industries KB Home M/I Homes Beazer Homes USA (NYSE:BZH) and Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, BZH or HOV? Beazer Homes USA has a beta of 2.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hovnanian Enterprises has a beta of 2.43, meaning that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BZH or HOV? 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 RatioBeazer Homes USA$2.41B0.24$140.18M$3.934.70Hovnanian Enterprises$3.08B0.18$242.01M$32.782.87 Is BZH or HOV more profitable? Hovnanian Enterprises has a net margin of 8.05% compared to Beazer Homes USA's net margin of 5.04%. 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 Beazer Homes USA5.04% 10.12% 4.72% Hovnanian Enterprises 8.05%43.47%9.83% Do analysts prefer BZH or HOV? Beazer Homes USA presently has a consensus target price of $39.67, suggesting a potential upside of 114.65%. Hovnanian Enterprises has a consensus target price of $155.00, suggesting a potential upside of 64.82%. Given Beazer Homes USA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Beazer Homes USA is more favorable than Hovnanian Enterprises.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Beazer Homes USA 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Hovnanian Enterprises 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BZH or HOV? Beazer Homes USA received 101 more outperform votes than Hovnanian Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.07% of users gave Beazer Homes USA an outperform vote while only 53.85% of users gave Hovnanian Enterprises an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBeazer Homes USAOutperform Votes36758.07% Underperform Votes26541.93% Hovnanian EnterprisesOutperform Votes26653.85% Underperform Votes22846.15% Does the media favor BZH or HOV? In the previous week, Beazer Homes USA had 2 more articles in the media than Hovnanian Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Beazer Homes USA and 6 mentions for Hovnanian Enterprises. Hovnanian Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Beazer Homes USA's score of 0.54 indicating that Hovnanian Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Beazer Homes USA 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hovnanian Enterprises 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BZH or HOV? 85.7% of Beazer Homes USA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.4% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Beazer Homes USA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Hovnanian Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryBeazer Homes USA and Hovnanian Enterprises tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$557.19M$6.31B$7.89B$18.51BDividend YieldN/A1.65%2.10%4.25%P/E Ratio2.936.5815.1431.06Price / Sales0.180.7170.3726.47Price / Cash3.107.6421.4017.54Price / Book0.861.333.984.29Net Income$242.01M$854.81M$535.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.36%-2.66%63.03%4.23%1 Month Performance-12.84%-10.11%55.45%-6.79%1 Year Performance-33.61%-25.44%72.08%-0.03% Hovnanian Enterprises Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HOVHovnanian Enterprises2.622 of 5 stars$94.04+4.6%$155.00+64.8%-33.6%$557.19M$3.08B2.931,870Gap UpBZHBeazer Homes USA4.4749 of 5 stars$18.48+1.4%$39.67+114.6%-34.5%$576.63M$2.41B4.701,130News CoverageGap UpDHID.R. Horton4.9568 of 5 stars$120.90+0.9%$168.07+39.0%-20.3%$38.10B$36.69B8.5413,200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓LENLennar4.9438 of 5 stars$105.87+0.6%$150.07+41.7%-33.8%$27.93B$35.76B7.3812,000Dividend AnnouncementGap UpNVRNVR4.0516 of 5 stars$7,255.55+0.7%$9,356.67+29.0%-7.2%$21.54B$10.54B14.306,550Upcoming EarningsPHMPulteGroup4.9267 of 5 stars$95.25+0.8%$138.21+45.1%-14.1%$19.28B$17.95B6.486,520Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsTOLToll Brothers4.9194 of 5 stars$94.11+0.5%$144.79+53.8%-21.7%$9.40B$10.76B6.485,200Analyst ForecastGap DownMTHMeritage Homes4.5474 of 5 stars$64.54+0.9%$106.25+64.6%-18.9%$4.64B$6.39B4.941,920Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionCVCOCavco Industries2.0459 of 5 stars$475.47+1.2%$522.50+9.9%+26.4%$3.85B$1.93B23.406,300Positive NewsGap UpKBHKB Home4.9784 of 5 stars$51.02+0.2%$71.04+39.2%-20.4%$3.65B$6.85B6.022,370Analyst ForecastMHOM/I Homes4.2534 of 5 stars$107.23+0.7%$176.50+64.6%-8.9%$2.91B$4.50B5.441,660Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BZH Alternatives DHI Alternatives LEN Alternatives NVR Alternatives PHM Alternatives TOL Alternatives MTH Alternatives CVCO Alternatives KBH Alternatives MHO Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HOV) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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