Research Analysts Offer Predictions for KB Home Q2 Earnings

KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of KB Home in a report released on Tuesday, May 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst K. Zener now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings of $1.39 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.09. Seaport Res Ptn has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for KB Home's current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for KB Home's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.77 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.18 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $6.85 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on KBH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of KB Home from $82.00 to $74.50 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of KB Home from $97.00 to $86.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of KB Home from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Wedbush reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $75.00 target price on shares of KB Home in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on shares of KB Home from $76.00 to $65.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $71.04.

KB Home Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of KBH traded down $0.39 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $53.97. The company had a trading volume of 760,853 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,323,004. The stock has a market cap of $3.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.45. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $56.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $65.78. KB Home has a fifty-two week low of $48.90 and a fifty-two week high of $89.70. The company has a current ratio of 5.51, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 24th. The construction company reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.56 by ($0.07). The company had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.51 billion. KB Home had a net margin of 9.45% and a return on equity of 16.46%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.76 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KB Home

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its stake in KB Home by 73.7% during the 1st quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 608 shares of the construction company's stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 258 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in KB Home by 65.6% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 540 shares of the construction company's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. increased its stake in KB Home by 43.6% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 590 shares of the construction company's stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 179 shares during the period. Sachetta LLC increased its stake in KB Home by 3,142.9% during the 1st quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 681 shares of the construction company's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 660 shares during the period. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new stake in KB Home during the 1st quarter worth $40,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.09% of the company's stock.

KB Home Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.85%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 8th. KB Home's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.20%.

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.