Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV)

Hovnanian Enterprises Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 2 analysts that cover Hovnanian Enterprises stock have a consensus rating of "Sell" and an average price target of $97, which forecasts a -8.09% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $74 and the highest is $120.

Price Target: $97 (-8.09%)

Analyst Consensus: Sell

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$74	$97	$120	$120
Change	-29.88%	-8.09%	+13.70%	+13.70%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Hovnanian Enterprises stock is "Sell". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to lead to lower returns than market as a whole.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	1	1	1	1	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	1	1	1	1	1	2

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
James McCanless Citizens	Citizens	Sell Initiates $74	Sell	Initiates	$74	-29.88%	Apr 9, 2026
Jay McCanless Wedbush	Wedbush	Hold Reiterates $120	Hold	Reiterates	$120	+13.70%	Aug 27, 2025
Jay McCanless Wedbush	Wedbush	Hold Reiterates $120	Hold	Reiterates	$120	+13.70%	Aug 18, 2025
Jay McCanless Wedbush	Wedbush	Hold Reiterates $120	Hold	Reiterates	$120	+13.70%	Jun 11, 2025
Jay McCanless Wedbush	Wedbush	Hold Maintains $155 → $120	Hold	Maintains	$155 → $120	+13.70%	Feb 25, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

2.68B

Decreased by -9.92%

from 2.98B

Revenue Next Year

2.84B

Increased by 5.96%

from 2.68B

EPS This Year

0.17

Decreased by -97.69%

from 7.43

EPS Next Year

4.25

Increased by 2,376.47%

from 0.17

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Oct 31, 2021	Oct 31, 2022	Oct 31, 2023	Oct 31, 2024	Oct 31, 2025	Oct 31, 2026	Oct 31, 2027
Revenue	2.78B	2.92B	2.76B	3.00B	2.98B	2.68B	2.84B
Revenue Growth	18.73%	5.01%	-5.69%	9.03%	-0.88%	-9.92%	5.96%
EPS	85.87	29.00	26.88	31.79	7.43	0.17	4.25
EPS Growth	1,121.71%	-66.23%	-7.32%	18.27%	-76.61%	-97.69%	2,376.47%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	614.68	24.82
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	2	2

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	2.8B	3.0B
Avg	2.7B	2.8B
Low	2.6B	2.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	-6.4%	10.2%
Avg	-9.9%	6.0%
Low	-12.6%	2.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	0.18	4.42
Avg	0.17	4.25
Low	0.17	4.13

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	-97.6%	2,474.5%
Avg	-97.7%	2,376.5%
Low	-97.8%	2,302.9%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.