Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
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Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV) is a publicly traded company in the Real Estate & Construction sector. Wiseek has independently scored 16 items for HOV at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-20, rated 7/10. Across its 16 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 5 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for HOV spans 8-K, 4, 144, 10-Q.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Hovnanian Shares Tumble 11% as Q3 Loss, Contract Decline Deepen Housing Woes
- Hovnanian Swings to Q3 Loss, Guides Q4 Revenue Up to $900M
- Hovnanian Posts Q3 Loss, Misses Profit Target for First Time in 5 Years
- CEO & Chairman Ara K. Hovnanian Sells $1.62 Million in Company Stock
- Hovnanian CEO Files Intent to Sell $1.7M in Stock
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
3.88 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 433,768 shares in HOV as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 2.0% increase from the prior period — about 3.9 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 76.0% of HOV volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.