Hovnanian Enterprises Inc conducts all of its homebuilding and financial services operations. The company designs, constructs, markets, and sells single-family detached homes, attached townhomes and condominiums, urban infill, and active lifestyle homes in planned residential developments. It has two distinct operations: homebuilding and financial services. Its homebuilding operations are divided geographically into three segments: Northeast, which includes Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia; Southeast, which includes Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina; and West, which includes Arizona, California, and Texas. The firm generates maximum revenue from the West Segment.
| Form 4 transaction type | Transactions | Shares | Total value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open-market sale | 2 | 13,912 | $1.77M |
| Grant or award | 14 | 67,346 | |
| Option exercise | 10 | 133,872 | |
| Tax withholding / forfeiture | 6 | 45,941 | |
| Bona-fide gift | 2 | 17,926 | |
| Derivative transaction | 5 | 2,746 | |
| Other acquisition / disposition | 2 | 25,190 |
Dollar totals are shown for open-market purchases and sales only. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholding are reported by share count because they are not trades at a market price.
63 Form 4 filings on record, the earliest from Oct 1, 2024, newest first. Filing history page 1 of 3.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Other | Class A Common Stock | 12,595 | $0.00 | - | |
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Other | Class B Common Stock | 12,595 | $0.00 | - | |
| J. Larry Sorsby - Director | Open-market sale | Class A Common Stock | 1,032 | $142.57 | $147K | |
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Open-market sale | Class A Common Stock | 12,880 | $125.78 | $1.62M | |
| J. Larry Sorsby - Director | Grant or award | Class A Common Stock | 924 | $0.00 | - | |
| Robin Stone Sellers - Director | Grant or award | Class A Common Stock | 1,078 | $0.00 | - | |
| Vincent Pagano Jr. - Director | Grant or award | Class A Common Stock | 1,078 | $0.00 | - | |
| Joseph A. Marengi - Director | Grant or award | Class A Common Stock | 1,232 | $0.00 | - | |
| Miriam Hernandez-Kakol - Director | Grant or award | Class A Common Stock | 1,078 | $0.00 | - | |
| Robert B. Coutts - Director | Grant or award | Class A Common Stock | 1,078 | $0.00 | - | |
| Michael P. Wyatt - Officer | Grant or award | Phantom Shares (2026) | 4,400 | $0.00 | - | |
| Michael P. Wyatt - Officer | Grant or award | Performance Share Units (2026) | 5,456 | $0.00 | - | |
| Brad G. O'Connor - Officer | Grant or award | Phantom Shares (2026) | 3,106 | $0.00 | - | |
| Brad G. O'Connor - Officer | Grant or award | Performance Share Units (2026) | 3,852 | $0.00 | - | |
| Alexander A. Hovnanian - Officer | Grant or award | Performance Share Units (2026) | 5,456 | $0.00 | - | |
| Alexander A. Hovnanian - Officer | Grant or award | Phantom Shares (2026) | 4,400 | $0.00 | - | |
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Class B Common Stock | 17,575 | $120.72 | $2.12M | |
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Grant or award | Performance Share Units (2026) | 18,936 | $0.00 | - | |
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Grant or award | Phantom Shares (2026) | 15,272 | $0.00 | - | |
| Michael P. Wyatt - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Class A Common Stock | 2,008 | $120.87 | $243K | |
| Michael P. Wyatt - Officer | Option exercise | Class A Common Stock | 4,136 | $0.00 | - | |
| Michael P. Wyatt - Officer | Option exercise | Performance Share Units (2021) | 4,136 | $0.00 | - | |
| Brad G. O'Connor - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Class A Common Stock | 2,020 | $120.87 | $244K | |
| Brad G. O'Connor - Officer | Option exercise | Class A Common Stock | 4,136 | $0.00 | - | |
| Brad G. O'Connor - Officer | Option exercise | Performance Share Units (2021) | 4,136 | $0.00 | - | |
| Alexander A. Hovnanian - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Class B Common Stock | 4,694 | $120.87 | $567K | |
| Alexander A. Hovnanian - Officer | Option exercise | Performance Share Units (2021) | 8,864 | $0.00 | - | |
| Alexander A. Hovnanian - Officer | Option exercise | Class B Common Stock | 8,864 | $0.00 | - | |
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Option exercise | Performance Share Units (2021) | 44,800 | $0.00 | - | |
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Option exercise | Class B Common Stock | 44,800 | $0.00 | - | |
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Class B Common Stock | 16,576 | $120.87 | $2.00M | |
| Robin Stone Sellers - Director | Derivative | Class A Common Stock | 534 | $114.00 | $61K | |
| Vincent Pagano Jr. - Director | Derivative | Class A Common Stock | 534 | $114.00 | $61K | |
| Joseph A. Marengi - Director | Derivative | Class A Common Stock | 610 | $114.00 | $70K | |
| Miriam Hernandez-Kakol - Director | Derivative | Class A Common Stock | 534 | $114.00 | $61K | |
| Robert B. Coutts - Director | Derivative | Class A Common Stock | 534 | $114.00 | $61K | |
| Alexander A. Hovnanian - Officer | Gift | Class B Common Stock | 8,963 | $0.00 | - | |
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Gift | Class B Common Stock | 8,963 | $0.00 | - | |
| J. Larry Sorsby - Director | Option exercise | Class A Common Stock | 5,000 | $56.75 | $284K | |
| J. Larry Sorsby - Director | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Class A Common Stock | 3,068 | $116.00 | $356K | |
| J. Larry Sorsby - Director | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | 5,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| Brad G. O'Connor - Officer | Option exercise | Class A Common Stock | 2,000 | $42.50 | $85K | |
| Brad G. O'Connor - Officer | Option exercise | Class A Common Stock | 1,000 | $42.50 | $43K | |
| Brad G. O'Connor - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Class A Common Stock | 370 | $115.10 | $43K | |
| Brad G. O'Connor - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Class A Common Stock | 739 | $115.10 | $85K | |
| Brad G. O'Connor - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | 1,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| Brad G. O'Connor - Officer | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | 2,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| J. Larry Sorsby - Director | Option exercise | Class A Common Stock | 5,000 | $56.75 | $284K | |
| J. Larry Sorsby - Director | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Class A Common Stock | 3,148 | $116.20 | $366K | |
| J. Larry Sorsby - Director | Option exercise | Employee Stock Option (right to buy) | 5,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Option exercise | Class B Common Stock | 5,000 | $56.75 | $284K | |
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Class B Common Stock | 3,494 | $112.75 | $394K | |
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Option exercise | Option to purchase Class B Common Stock | 5,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Option exercise | Class B Common Stock | 5,000 | $56.75 | $284K | |
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Class B Common Stock | 3,603 | $105.23 | $379K | |
| Ara K. Hovnanian - Officer | Option exercise | Option to purchase Class B Common Stock | 5,000 | $0.00 | - | |
| J. Larry Sorsby - Director | Gift | Class A Common Stock | 1,280 | $0.00 | - | |
| J. Larry Sorsby - Director | Gift | Class A Common Stock | 1,280 | $0.00 | - | |
| J. Larry Sorsby - Director | Gift | Class A Common Stock | 2,130 | $0.00 | - | |
| J. Larry Sorsby - Director | Gift | Class A Common Stock | 2,130 | $0.00 | - |
A Form 144 is notice of an INTENDED sale, not a completed one. It often precedes the Form 4 that reports the trade actually happening.
| Filed | Filer | Relationship | Shares | Market value | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | View on EDGAR | |
| - | - | - | - | View on EDGAR |
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC (HOV) had 25 insider filings in the last 90 days, with the most recent on 2026-07-17. The full record for HOV runs to 63 Form 4 filings, the earliest from 2024-10-01. InsiderAlpha tracks every Form 4, Form 144, and 8-K filing in real time.
No insider purchases of HOV were filed in the last 90 days.
2 insider sales of HOV were filed in the last 90 days, totaling $1.77M.
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