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Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) stock, explained like you're 5
Hovnanian Enterprises trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HOV. It is a small cap company in the homebuilding industry, part of the consumer cyclical sector, with a market value of about 631 million dollars.
- Ticker
- HOV
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Homebuilding
- Size
- Small cap, about 631 million dollars
Is Hovnanian Enterprises a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Hovnanian Enterprises is a small cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 631 million dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Hovnanian Enterprises makes money
- Selling products and services people buy when they feel confident, like cars, travel, shopping and dining.
- Online and in store sales.
- Memberships, financing and services around the main product.
What moves HOV stock
- How confident shoppers feel and how much they spend.
- Interest rates, which affect big purchases.
- Prices, costs and competition.
In the news lately
- Hovnanian Enterprises stock at USD 97.27 on October 16, 2026, 21.7 percent above average volume (ad-hoc-news.de)
- Insiders At Hovnanian Enterprises Sold US$1.8m In Stock, Alluding To Potential Weakness (Moomoo)
- (HOV) as a Liquidity Pulse for Institutional Tactics (Stock Traders Daily)
- Hovnanian (HOV) Stock Jumps As Margin Recovery Counters Fresh Losses (Simply Wall Street)
- Hovnanian Enterprises' Preferred Stock Warrants Caution (Downgrade) (NYSE:HOV) (Seeking Alpha)
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Questions about Hovnanian Enterprises stock
What does Hovnanian Enterprises do?
Hovnanian Enterprises trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HOV. It is a small cap company in the homebuilding industry, part of the consumer cyclical sector, with a market value of about 631 million dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Hovnanian Enterprises?
Hovnanian Enterprises trades under the ticker HOV on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Hovnanian Enterprises's market cap?
Hovnanian Enterprises is a small cap stock with a market cap of about 631 million dollars.
How does Hovnanian Enterprises make money?
Selling products and services people buy when they feel confident, like cars, travel, shopping and dining. Online and in store sales. Memberships, financing and services around the main product.
What moves HOV stock?
How confident shoppers feel and how much they spend. Interest rates, which affect big purchases. Prices, costs and competition.
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Educational information, not financial advice. This guide explains the business in general terms and does not include live prices.