KB Home (NYSE:KBH) to Post Q4 2025 Earnings of $2.41 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for KB Home in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now expects that the construction company will earn $2.41 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.52. The consensus estimate for KB Home's current full-year earnings is $7.89 per share.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, March 20th. The construction company reported $1.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.46 billion. KB Home had a return on equity of 15.78% and a net margin of 9.29%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.45 earnings per share.

KBH has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Raymond James raised their price target on shares of KB Home from $61.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered KB Home from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating and decreased their price target for the company from $55.00 to $46.00 in a research note on Friday, December 8th. Wedbush increased their price objective on KB Home from $60.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of KB Home from $68.50 to $70.50 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of KB Home from $61.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, March 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $66.11.

KB Home Stock Up 0.7 %

KB Home stock traded up $0.48 on Wednesday, hitting $68.18. The company's stock had a trading volume of 752,611 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,200,472. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $65.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $57.16. KB Home has a one year low of $38.26 and a one year high of $72.00. The firm has a market cap of $5.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.73.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KB Home

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Mariner LLC increased its stake in KB Home by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 5,484 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $254,000 after buying an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of KB Home by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,355 shares of the construction company's stock worth $334,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Beck Bode LLC increased its holdings in shares of KB Home by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Beck Bode LLC now owns 57,114 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $3,567,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in shares of KB Home by 40.9% in the third quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 930 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the period. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in KB Home by 1.8% during the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 14,996 shares of the construction company's stock worth $694,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. 96.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Jeff Kaminski sold 4,928 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.86, for a total value of $294,990.08. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 38,386 shares in the company, valued at $2,297,785.96. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In related news, EVP Brian J. Woram sold 83,272 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.53, for a total transaction of $5,040,454.16. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 156,119 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,449,883.07. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Jeff Kaminski sold 4,928 shares of KB Home stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.86, for a total value of $294,990.08. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 38,386 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,297,785.96. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 373,635 shares of company stock worth $22,400,005 over the last three months. 3.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

KB Home Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 22nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 8th were given a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 7th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.17%. KB Home's payout ratio is 10.88%.

About KB Home

KB Home operates as a homebuilding company in the United States. It operates through four segments: West Coast, Southwest, Central, and Southeast. It builds and sells various homes, including attached and detached single-family residential homes, townhomes, and condominiums primarily for first-time, first move-up, second move-up, and active adult homebuyers.