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Howard Hughes Holdings
(NYSE:HHH)
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Rating:61Neutral
Price Target:
$76.00
▼(-5.66% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:06/06/26
The score is driven mainly by improved profitability and strong recent free cash flow, supported by a constructive earnings call highlighting MPC/NOI momentum and strengthened liquidity. Offsetting factors are meaningful leverage and uneven/margin-compressed operating trends, plus mixed technicals and a relatively high P/E without a dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Cash Generation
Howard Hughes’s trailing-12-month free cash flow of roughly $444M and near 1.0x conversion to net income indicate durable ability to convert earnings into cash. This cash buffer supports land development timing, funds cyclical working capital swings, and enables strategic capital deployment over the medium term.
Negative Factors
High Leverage
Leverage materially exceeds equity (debt-to-equity ~1.5x) and total debt has increased, limiting financial flexibility and amplifying downside in weaker markets. Modest trailing ROE (~3%) suggests current returns are thin relative to capital, constraining capacity to absorb shocks or opportunistically invest.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cash Generation
Howard Hughes’s trailing-12-month free cash flow of roughly $444M and near 1.0x conversion to net income indicate durable ability to convert earnings into cash. This cash buffer supports land development timing, funds cyclical working capital swings, and enables strategic capital deployment over the medium term.
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Howard Hughes Holdings Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$4.30B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)435.02K
Price to Earnings (P/E)35.0
Beta (1Y)0.85
Revenue Growth-17.29%
EPS Growth-60.87%
CountryUS
Employees500
SectorReal Estate
Sector Strength53
IndustryReal Estate - Development
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.05
Shares Outstanding59,624,588
10 Day Avg. Volume317,612
30 Day Avg. Volume435,017
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.80
Price to Book (P/B)1.24
Price to Sales (P/S)3.18
P/FCF Ratio10.23
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.84
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.24
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit39.65
Enterprise Value/Ebitda15.29
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$90.33Price Target Upside12.13% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)3.01
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.66B
Howard Hughes Holdings Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. is an American real estate development firm that operates through its subsidiaries across the United States. The company organizes its diverse activities into four primary divisions: Operating Assets, Master Planned Com...
How the Company Makes Money
HHH primarily generates revenue through a combination of (1) land and property sales and (2) recurring income from operating real estate, supplemented by (3) development-related income and other real estate activities.
1) Land sales within master...
Howard Hughes Holdings Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 07, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 05, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a predominantly positive operational and strategic picture: MPC earnings and pricing showed strong momentum (MPC EBT +33% YoY), operating NOI grew (2% YoY, 7% TTM), and the company strengthened liquidity and executed a favorable refinancing. Management introduced clearer KPIs, outlined a large, de‑risked condo pipeline (~$5B future GAAP revenue at sell-up), and laid out a strategic plan to deploy $2.5–$3.0B of cash into higher‑return insurance opportunities via the Vantage acquisition (on track to close in Q2). Near-term negatives are limited to lumpy condo GAAP timing (breakeven in Q1), incremental G&A/transaction costs ($3.4M Vantage-related), and removal of annual guidance, plus a continued disconnect between management’s valuation and the current market price. Overall, the highlights materially outweigh the lowlights, driven by strong cash generation, improved liquidity, strategic acquisition upside, and clearer long-term metrics.Positive Updates
Strong MPC Earnings Growth
Master Planned Community (MPC) earnings before taxes (EBT) were $84 million in Q1, up 33% year-over-year, driven by higher residential land sales and pricing power in key communities.
Negative Updates
Quarterly Condo Gross Profit Lumpy and Breakeven in Q1
Condo gross profit was roughly breakeven in Q1 as expected due to timing of tower deliveries; management warns condo profit recognition will remain lumpy quarter-to-quarter even though underlying presales and economics are largely locked in.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong MPC Earnings Growth
Master Planned Community (MPC) earnings before taxes (EBT) were $84 million in Q1, up 33% year-over-year, driven by higher residential land sales and pricing power in key communities.
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Company Guidance
The company withdrew annual guidance given the pending Vantage acquisition and shifted to longer‑term, platform-level objectives, but did provide a number of new KPIs and quarter metrics: Communities MPC EBT was $84 million in Q1, up 33% year‑over‑year; Bridgeland closed 62 acres (vs. 37 a year ago) with net new home sales +12%, Summerlin custom lots averaged $7.2M/acre and super pads $1.8M/acre with new home sales +6%; operating asset NOI grew 2% YoY and 7% on a trailing‑12‑month same‑store basis; condo gross profit was roughly breakeven in Q1 (≈$5B of estimated future GAAP revenue at sell‑up and Lē‘ahi ~70% presold), and condo profits should rise with Park Ward Village closings in Q2; quarter G&A was $25.8M (including $3.8M Pershing fees and $3.4M Vantage transaction costs), net interest expense declined YoY, the company completed a $1.0B refinancing that added $230M liquidity, closed a $300M Downtown Summerlin mortgage, and finished the quarter with ~$1.8B of cash (including $929M at HHC); management expects the Vantage close in Q2, projects $2.5B–$3.0B of cash generation over five years, and presented a conservative intrinsic value of ~$104/share today rising to ~$211/share by 2030 (implying ~3.3x current price).Howard Hughes Holdings Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
66
Positive
Balance Sheet
57
Neutral
Cash Flow
69
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.51B | 1.47B | 1.75B | 1.02B | 1.49B | 1.43B |
| Gross Profit | 199.81M | 276.10M | 731.95M | 433.97M | 642.06M | 510.68M |
| EBITDA | 518.26M | 517.54M | 710.44M | -342.20M | 602.23M | 399.26M |
| Net Income | 121.59M | 123.90M | 197.70M | -551.77M | 184.53M | 56.10M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 11.25B | 10.64B | 9.21B | 9.58B | 9.60B | 9.58B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.84B | 1.47B | 596.08M | 629.71M | 626.65M | 843.21M |
| Total Debt | 5.80B | 5.11B | 5.13B | 5.15B | 4.80B | 4.66B |
| Total Liabilities | 7.40B | 6.80B | 6.37B | 6.52B | 6.00B | 5.85B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.78B | 3.78B | 2.78B | 2.99B | 3.54B | 3.71B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 446.14M | 458.87M | 350.85M | -295.73M | 323.25M | -285.77M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 467.08M | 462.37M | 400.94M | -248.18M | 325.25M | -283.96M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -213.47M | -219.07M | -307.25M | -348.92M | -220.69M | 101.46M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 1.40B | 855.35M | -148.25M | 551.22M | -222.26M | 156.14M |
Howard Hughes Holdings Technical Analysis
Positive
80.56
Price Trends
66.63
Positive
66.55
Positive
74.47
Negative
Market Momentum
1.84
Positive
59.11
Neutral
20.81
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For HHH, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 80.56 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 70.42, above the 50-day MA of 66.63, and above the 200-day MA of 74.47, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 1.84 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 59.11 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 20.81 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for HHH.
Howard Hughes Holdings Risk Analysis
Howard Hughes Holdings disclosed 42 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Howard Hughes Holdings reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Howard Hughes Holdings Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 Outperform | $3.49B | 31.27 | 14.79% | 0.98% | 26.63% | 45.48% | |
65 Neutral | $2.17B | 12.19 | 3.79% | 4.94% | 3.15% | 1.96% | |
65 Neutral | $4.95B | 30.68 | 5.61% | 6.47% | 13.50% | 7.25% | |
62 Neutral | $7.68B | ― | -7.35% | 3.61% | -2.56% | 60.74% | |
61 Neutral | $4.30B | 34.96 | 3.25% | ― | -17.29% | -60.87% | |
59 Neutral | $6.02B | 59.29 | 8.20% | 8.28% | -1.65% | 27.25% | |
56 Neutral | $3.75B | ― | -3.89% | 6.95% | 7.65% | -478.02% |
* Real Estate Sector Average
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Howard Hughes Holdings Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Howard Hughes Completes Vantage Acquisition, Expands Into Insurance
Positive
Jun 5, 2026
On June 4, 2026, Howard Hughes Insurance Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Howard Hughes Holdings, completed its previously announced $2.1 billion cash acquisition of Vantage Group Holdings, a specialty insurance and reinsurance company forme...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Howard Hughes Posts Q1 Results, Prepares Vantage Acquisition
Neutral
May 7, 2026
Howard Hughes Holdings reported first-quarter 2026 results on May 7, 2026, with net income attributable to common stockholders declining to $8.2 million from $10.5 million a year earlier, despite a 2% rise in Operating Assets NOI to $73.1 million ...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesPrivate Placements and Financing
Howard Hughes Adds Grandisson to Board, Raises Capital
Positive
Apr 21, 2026
On April 20, 2026, Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. announced that former Arch Capital Group CEO Marc Grandisson will join its Board of Directors effective May 7, 2026, as one of Pershing Square’s appointees, replacing Ben Hakim. Grandisson, cred...
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