Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A (NASDAQ:HOVNP) Short Interest Update

Posted by Stacy Sanders on Apr 29th, 2026

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A (NASDAQ:HOVNP – Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,462 shares, a growth of 58.8% from the March 31st total of 1,550 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,824 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A stock. Shikiar Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A (NASDAQ:HOVNP – Free Report) by 3.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,550 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,075 shares during the period. Shikiar Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A were worth $585,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:HOVNP traded down $0.15 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $20.85. 8,868 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,186. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $20.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $20.54. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A has a 1-year low of $16.10 and a 1-year high of $21.90.

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.4766 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.1%.

About Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. PFD DEP1/1000A

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Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc is a publicly traded homebuilding company active primarily in the United States. Through its network of land development and construction operations, the company designs, builds and sells single-family detached and attached homes, condominiums and active-adult communities. In addition to its core homebuilding business, Hovnanian provides financing, mortgage banking, title insurance and closing services to homebuyers through its wholly owned financial services subsidiaries.

Founded in 1959 by Kevork S.