SEC Form 4
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV) insider trading
In the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, 2 HOV insiders reported open-market sales of $2.3M across 3 filings; no open-market purchases were filed.
Latest filing · Last 12 months · Source: SEC EDGAR · How we count
- Open-market sales
- $2.3M
- 3 filings · 2 insiders
- Open-market purchases
- $0
- 0 filings
Who traded HOV, and when
- Sale
HOV daily close from Nov 5, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026, between $90.75 and $147.55, last $105.22. 3 sale and 0 purchase filings by 2 insiders, marked at their filing dates. Ara K. Hovnanian, Chairman of the Board & CEO: sold $1.6M across 1 filing, first filed Jun 24, 2026, last Jun 24, 2026. J. Larry Sorsby, Director: sold $666.5K across 2 filings, first filed Dec 17, 2025, last Jun 26, 2026.
Largest mark · tap a row for others
Ara K. Hovnanian · Chairman of the Board & CEO
Sale $1,620,107
12,880 shares at $125.78 avg
Filed Jun 24, 2026 · traded Jun 22
Close on filing date $141.91
Ara K. Hovnanian · Chairman of the Board & CEO
Chairman of the Board & CEO
$1.6M soldJ. Larry Sorsby · Director
Director
$666.5K soldOpen-market trades
3 filings in the last 12 months| Insider | Role | Sold | Bought | Filings | Pre-arranged (10b5-1) | Last filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ara K. Hovnanian | Chairman of the Board & CEO | $1.6M | — | 1 | — | |
| J. Larry Sorsby | Director | $666.5K | — | 2 | — |
| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Avg price | Value | Held after | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
traded | J. Larry Sorsby Director | Sale | 1,032 | $142.57 | $147.1K | 187,416 | |
traded | Ara K. Hovnanian Chairman of the Board & CEO | Sale | 12,880 | $125.78 | $1.6M | 0 | |
traded | J. Larry Sorsby Director | Sale | 2,284 | $227.40 | $519.4K | 7,256 |
GET /stocks/filings/vX/form-4?tickers=HOV&filing_date.gte=2025-11-05&sort=filing_date.desc&limit=500{
"status": "OK",
"results": [
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"HOV",
"HOVNP"
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"accession_number": "0001225208-26-006206",
"form_type": "4",
"filing_date": "2026-06-26",
"period_of_report": "2026-06-25",
"issuer_name": "HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC",
"issuer_trading_symbol": "HOV",
"owner_name": "SORSBY J LARRY",
"is_director": true,
"security_type": "non_derivative",
"record_type": "transaction",
"security_title": "Class A Common Stock",
"transaction_timeliness": "O",
"aff_10b5_one": false,
"transaction_date": "2026-06-25",
"transaction_code": "S",
"equity_swap_involved": false,
"transaction_shares": 1032.075,
"transaction_price_per_share": 142.57,
"transaction_acquired_disposed": "D",
"shares_owned_following_transaction": 187415.925,
"transaction_value": 147142.93275,
"direct_or_indirect": "D",
"footnotes": [
{
"id": "F1",
"description": "Represents the weighted average sales price for price increments ranging from $142.2450 to $142.5700. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported on this Form 4."
}
]
},
{
"tickers": [
"HOV",
"HOVNP"
],
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"accession_number": "0001225208-26-006151",
"form_type": "4",
"filing_date": "2026-06-24",
"period_of_report": "2026-06-22",
"issuer_name": "HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC",
"issuer_trading_symbol": "HOV",
"owner_name": "HOVNANIAN ARA K",
"is_director": true,
"is_officer": true,
"is_ten_percent_owner": true,
"officer_title": "Chairman of the Board & CEO",
"security_type": "non_derivative",
"record_type": "transaction",
"security_title": "Class A Common Stock",
"transaction_timeliness": "O",
"aff_10b5_one": false,
"transaction_date": "2026-06-22",
"transaction_code": "S",
"equity_swap_involved": false,
"transaction_shares": 12880,
"transaction_price_per_share": 125.7847,
"transaction_acquired_disposed": "D",
"shares_owned_following_transaction": 0,
"transaction_value": 1620106.936,
"direct_or_indirect": "D",
"footnotes": [
{
"id": "F1",
"description": "Represents the weighted average sales price for price increments ranging from $125.42 to $126.38. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price for all transactions reported on this Form 4."
}
]
}
]
}
// trimmed to 2 resultsThe response includes every Form 4 record; this page keeps open-market purchases and sales on common stock and removes duplicate joint-filer rows.
Other insider activity (not market trades) · 44 records
- Option exercises10 records
- Tax withholding15 records
- Grants and awards9 records
- Gifts4 records
- Other6 records
Reported on Form 4 but not purchases or sales in the market, so not counted in the totals above.
How to read this page
- Open-market purchase or sale
- A buy or sell of the company's stock at market price. Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax, gifts and employee stock plan purchases are listed separately and not counted.
- Filing date
- Insiders have two business days to report a trade. Totals and the chart use the filing date, when the trade became public.
Frequently asked questions
Has Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.'s CEO sold stock?
Yes. Ara K. Hovnanian (CEO) sold 12,880 shares ($1.6M) in Jun 2026.
How current is HOV’s insider data?
These are HOV Form 4 filings from the last year, refreshed daily. The Massive Form 4 API has the full, continuously updated record.
What counts as an open-market buy or sell?
Only purchases and sales at the market price. Option exercises, grants, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are reported on Form 4 but are left out of the buy and sell totals.
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