What is Wedbush’s Estimate for HOV Q2 Earnings?

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV) – Equities researchers at Wedbush issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hovnanian Enterprises in a research note issued on Monday, February 24th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless expects that the construction company will earn $2.45 per share for the quarter. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $155.00 price objective on the stock. Wedbush also issued estimates for Hovnanian Enterprises’ Q3 2025 earnings at $3.05 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.88 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $12.87 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.01 EPS.

Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE:HOV) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The construction company reported $3.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.71 by $0.87. The firm had revenue of $673.62 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $705.80 million. Hovnanian Enterprises had a return on equity of 43.47% and a net margin of 8.05%.

Separately, Zelman & Associates reiterated an “underperform” rating on shares of Hovnanian Enterprises in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th.

Hovnanian Enterprises Stock Performance

NYSE:HOV opened at $101.79 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $129.53 and a 200-day moving average price of $168.98. The company has a market cap of $616.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 2.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.34 and a current ratio of 1.52. Hovnanian Enterprises has a fifty-two week low of $100.50 and a fifty-two week high of $240.34.

Institutional Trading of Hovnanian Enterprises

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HOV. Creative Planning bought a new stake in shares of Hovnanian Enterprises during the 3rd quarter worth $202,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hovnanian Enterprises during the 3rd quarter worth $33,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Hovnanian Enterprises by 4,983.7% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,186 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $447,000 after buying an additional 2,143 shares during the last quarter. Olympiad Research LP bought a new stake in shares of Hovnanian Enterprises during the 3rd quarter worth $225,000. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its position in shares of Hovnanian Enterprises by 15.6% during the 3rd quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 6,627 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,354,000 after buying an additional 895 shares during the last quarter. 65.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Hovnanian Enterprises

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, constructs, markets, and sells residential homes in the United States. It offers single-family detached homes, attached townhomes and condominiums, urban infill, and active lifestyle homes with amenities, such as clubhouses, swimming pools, tennis courts, tot lots, and open areas.