Sep 28 close
Howard Hughes shares climbed 8.1% to $73.95, with weekly and monthly gains reported at 12.7% and 14.1% respectively, as commentary continued to frame the stock as undervalued. A director purchase drew attention, with Marc Grandisson acquiring $1.6 million worth of stock, the largest such purchase in the past year, which reinforced positive sentiment alongside the company's upcoming Annual Shareholder Meeting scheduled for 30 September. Separate coverage noted analyst price targets implying a 31% upside, while one technical note flagged the stock testing resistance.
The close of $73.95 sits above both the 50-day average of $65.38 and the 200-day average of $69.84, with the stock up 13.9% over one month and 18.7% over six months, though down 5.9% over the past year. The GekkoIndex reads 44.7, placing the stock in the Distribution zone, and price sits 16.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $63.66.
Howard Hughes next reports earnings on 9 November, 41 days out and beyond a typical 20-day holding window. Over the last 90 days, two insider purchases were recorded totaling $1,667,428, and one unusual options signal appeared in the past 30 days, with call premium of $279,672 against no put premium. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -1.1% across 5 years, rising in 3 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the current gap to fair value.
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Howard Hughes scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive2 mixed2 headwinds
Averages disagree
Close $73.95 sits between the 50-day ($65.38) and 200-day ($69.84) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart44.7, Distribution
Reading 44.7 is in the Distribution zone.
See the GekkoIndex16.2% above
Price is 16.2% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair valueLeans bullish
Last 90 days: 2 open-market insider purchases. Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.
See smart moneyReports in 41 days
Next report Nov 9, 2026, 41 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings−1.1% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −1.1% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
Howard Hughes closed at $73.95 on Sep 28, 2026, −5.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $60.09 to $91.07.
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Howard Hughes builds and manages real estate across the United States, working through subsidiaries rather than as a single operating unit. Its holdings span retail, office, and multi-family properties, alongside large-scale residential and commercial land projects, and a cluster of dining, retail, and entertainment venues in New York City. The company is perhaps most recognizable for its Seaport properties, which include Pier 17, the Tin Building, 250 Water Street, and the Jean-Georges restaurants.
The business is split into four segments. Operating Assets covers developed or acquired retail, office, and multi-family sites along with other retail holdings. Master Planned Communities handles the sale and leasing of residential and commercial land for long-term community developments around Las Vegas, Houston, and Phoenix, with homebuilders as its main customers. Seaport manages landlord duties, business operations, and events for its New York venues. Strategic Developments handles the building and rebuilding of condominiums and commercial properties.
Howard Hughes was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Its shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker HHH.
Howard Hughes’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 44.7, in the Distribution zone, down 14.1 points over five sessions.
Down 14.1 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 65 | −1.0% | −2.0% | ||
| Accumulation | 224 | +1.1% | +0.3% | ||
| Neutral | 360 | −0.4% | −0.2% | ||
| Distribution (current zone) | 22 | −3.0% | −2.2% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average HHH share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Distribution readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Distribution zone: Institutions potentially offloading. About the five zones →
Howard Hughes trades 16.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $63.66, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Howard Hughes shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$63.66
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
16.2% Overvalued
Insiders filed 2 open-market purchases in Howard Hughes worth $1.67M, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
$1.67Min 2 open-market purchases
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | GRANDISSON MARC director, officer: Executive Chairman, Vantage | Purchase | $1.60M |
| Sep 24 | Davis Andrew D. officer: Chief Operating Officer, HHC | Purchase | $64K |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in HHH were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Howard Hughes has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
1signal, 100% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 22, $280K in unusual premium.
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds HHH.
Howard Hughes reports on Nov 9, 2026 (41 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 9, 2026
41 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $2.68 est $0.99 | $1.12B est $469.0M | +3.7% |
| May 7, 2026 | $0.14 est $0.08 | $235.9M est $194.4M | +2.6% |
| Feb 19, 2026 | $0.10 est $0.31 | $624.4M est $591.2M | −10.6% |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $2.02 est $1.46 | $390.2M est $358.0M | +11.3% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.44 est $1.01 | $260.9M est $289.0M | +1.6% |
| May 7, 2025 | $0.21 est $0.13 | $199.3M est $197.0M | +1.9% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $3.25 est $2.92 | $983.6M est $935.0M | +2.6% |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $1.46 est $0.20 | $327.1M est $921.0M | +7.2% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Howard Hughes is $89.67, +21.3% from the last close, from 2 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 2 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | Piper Sandler | $100 | +35.2% |
| Aug 6 | Piper Sandler | $100 | +35.2% |
| Jul 16 | J.P. Morgan | $79 | +6.8% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Howard Hughes averaged −1.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −2.5% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +0.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −1.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +7.9% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, HHH’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.2%.
Howard Hughes’s market cap is $4.41B, with a P/E ratio of 13.5 and revenue of $2.37B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Howard Hughes this week reads positive: 12 positive, 2 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
Howard Hughes’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| CBRECBRE | Accumulation | 2.4% below |
| JLLJones Lang LaSalle | Buying | 21.0% below |
| FSVFirstService | Accumulation | 6.4% below |
| MTHMeritage Homes | Accumulation | 26.1% below |
| JOESt. Joe | Neutral | 22.0% above |
| HGVHilton Grand Vacations | Buying | 48.9% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Howard Hughes’s market cap is $4.41B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $73.95, with 59.72M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 13.5.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Howard Hughes is $89.67, +21.3% from the last close. Of the 2 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Howard Hughes is overvalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $73.95 is 16.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $63.66. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Howard Hughes is expected to report on Nov 9, 2026 (41 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.89 per share on revenue of $624.6M. Howard Hughes beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.2% on average across the report.
Howard Hughes’s 52-week high is $91.07 and its 52-week low is $60.09; it closed at $73.95 on Sep 28, 2026, −5.9% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $100.53 on Mar 31, 2022.
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (smart money and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (trend and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Howard Hughes over the last 30 days, with $280K of flagged premium in calls and $0 in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 22, 2026 with $280K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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