HOVNANIAN ARA K

CIK: 0000938549

HOVNANIAN ARA K is a corporate insider at HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC (HOV) filing SEC Form 4 transactions. 572 transactions, totaling $0 in purchases and $88,974,187 in sales. Source: SEC EDGAR.

AI Insider Summary

A stock cut nearly in half is the real story embedded in Ara K. Hovnanian's Form 4 record at Hovnanian Enterprises — the homebuilder his family controls: 572 transactions since 2003, entirely on the selling side, 7.69 million shares sold and zero bought. The prices attached to his routine transactions trace a severe decline: multiple sales in September 2024 landed between $212 and $220, falling to $195-$197 by mid-October 2024, before a tax-withholding transaction on June 12, 2025 priced at just $99.54 — a decline of roughly 54% from the September 2024 highs. Some recovery followed: $138.31 in August 2025, a pullback to $120.23 in October 2025, and $125.78 by June 2026 — a stock still down by nearly half from where it traded less than two years earlier. His most recent activity, on July 15, 2026, was a pair of share-class conversions (12,595 shares each) rather than open-market sales.

A steep decline visible through routine sales

Reading the sale and tax-withholding prices in sequence tells a stark story. September 2024 shows a cluster of sales priced between $212.42 and $220.13 across several dates. By mid-October 2024, prices had fallen to $194.99-$196.73. The most striking data point comes from a tax-withholding transaction on June 12, 2025, priced at just $99.54 — a decline of roughly 54% from the September 2024 highs, visible entirely through the price attached to a routine, non-discretionary withholding event.

Total Transactions
572
Total Buy Value
$0
Total Sell Value
$88.97M
Net Activity
$-88.97M
Last Transaction
Jul 2026
Companies
1

Companies

Transaction History

Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4 insider transaction filings.

Type
Conversion
Shares
12,595
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Conversion
Shares
12,595
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Sale
Shares
12,880
Price
$125.78
Value
$1.62M
Type
Award
Shares
53,908
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Tax Payment
Shares
13,100
Price
$120.23
Value
$1.58M
Type
Sale
Shares
609
Price
$138.31
Value
$84K
Type
Award
Shares
27,274
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Award
Shares
33,712
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Tax Payment
Shares
17,575
Price
$99.54
Value
$1.75M
Type
Gift
Shares
10
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Award
Shares
19,086
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Award
Shares
27,746
Price
-
Value
-
Type
Sale
Shares
783
Price
$196.73
Value
$154K
Type
Sale
Shares
446
Price
$195.23
Value
$87K
Type
Sale
Shares
644
Price
$194.99
Value
$126K
Type
Sale
Shares
300
Price
$201.91
Value
$61K
Type
Sale
Shares
300
Price
$204.52
Value
$61K
Type
Sale
Shares
277
Price
$203.38
Value
$56K
Type
Sale
Shares
123
Price
$220.13
Value
$27K
Type
Sale
Shares
4,415
Price
$220.04
Value
$971K