Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- —
- Estimate
- -$0.56
- Surprise
- —
- Score today
- 3.9/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
Coverage in the report window
- Crude Oil Gains 3%; Walmart Shares Drop After Q2 Results — benzinga, 2026-08-20
- Full Transcript: Hovnanian Enterprises Q3 2026 Earnings Call — benzinga, 2026-08-20
- Hovnanian Enterprises Sees Q4 Sales $800.000M-$900.000M vs $784.100M Est — benzinga, 2026-08-20
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates HOV Sell at 3.9/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate.
What argues against it
- Target reached (-37.7% upside)
- Quality below floor (2.3 < 4.0)
- Momentum score 3.2/10 — below 4.5 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $100.93
- Price target
- $118.37
- Stop
- $93.86
- Upside to target
- +17.3%
The stock trades at 97.0× trailing but 7.9× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-16 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
HOV at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Residential Construction
- Market cap
- $591.4M
- P/E (fwd)
- 7.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 97.0
- 52-week range
- $91.52–$148.48
- Off 52-week high
- 32.0%
- RSI (14)
- 33
- Volume vs avg
- 1.29×
- Score today
- 3.9/10