What is Zacks Research's Forecast for KB Home Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• Zacks Research has slightly raised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for KB Home to $1.55 per share, up from the previous estimate of $1.54, while maintaining a "Hold" rating on the stock.
• KB Home reported a revenue of $1.53 billion for its last quarter, exceeding the consensus estimate, but experienced a 10.5% year-over-year decline in quarterly earnings.
• Institutional investors currently own 96.09% of KB Home's stock, indicating strong institutional interest despite mixed ratings from various analysts.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of KB Home in a report issued on Monday, September 8th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the construction company will earn $1.55 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.54. Zacks Research currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for KB Home's current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for KB Home's FY2025 earnings at $6.65 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.54 EPS.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, June 23rd. The construction company reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. KB Home had a return on equity of 14.02% and a net margin of 8.47%.The firm's quarterly revenue was down 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.15 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on KBH. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on KB Home from $65.00 to $58.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on KB Home from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Barclays set a $49.00 target price on KB Home and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Oppenheimer began coverage on KB Home in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued a "market perform" rating for the company. Finally, Evercore ISI cut their target price on KB Home from $77.00 to $70.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $66.86.

KB Home Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE KBH opened at $67.78 on Tuesday. KB Home has a 52 week low of $48.90 and a 52 week high of $89.70. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $59.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $56.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 5.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The company has a market cap of $4.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.98, a P/E/G ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 1.36.

Institutional Trading of KB Home

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp lifted its position in KB Home by 3.1% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,503,159 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $185,562,000 after purchasing an additional 106,926 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in KB Home by 7.4% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,784,398 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $94,530,000 after purchasing an additional 123,030 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in KB Home in the second quarter valued at approximately $55,329,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in KB Home by 116.1% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 942,479 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $53,957,000 after purchasing an additional 506,415 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in KB Home by 0.4% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 766,974 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $40,627,000 after purchasing an additional 3,308 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.09% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Robert V. Mcgibney sold 14,000 shares of KB Home stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.52, for a total transaction of $749,280.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 78,345 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,193,024.40. This trade represents a 15.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 3.89% of the company's stock.

KB Home Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 7th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 7th. KB Home's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.25%.

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.

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