Zacks Research Comments on KB Home's Q4 Earnings (NYSE:KBH)

KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of KB Home in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 7th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now expects that the construction company will post earnings of $2.11 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.33. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.76 EPS.

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

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on KBH. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "underweight" rating and set a $52.00 price target (down previously from $53.00) on shares of KB Home in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of KB Home from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of KB Home from $67.00 to $63.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of KB Home from $86.00 to $80.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of KB Home in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $66.14.

KB Home Stock Down 1.0%

KB Home stock traded down $0.56 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $55.62. 1,366,732 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,321,515. KB Home has a 1 year low of $48.90 and a 1 year high of $89.70. The firm has a market cap of $3.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.37, a P/E/G ratio of 4.47 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 5.83 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $53.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.32.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KB Home

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KBH. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of KB Home by 73.7% during the 1st quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 608 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 258 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted 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 valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the period. Sachetta LLC boosted 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 valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 660 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new position in KB Home during the 1st quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Byrne Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in KB Home by 51.8% during the 1st quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 774 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 264 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.09% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at KB Home

In related news, Director Arthur Reginald Collins sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.38, for a total transaction of $271,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 10,262 shares of the company's stock, valued at $558,047.56. This represents a 32.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 3.89% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

KB Home Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, August 7th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.80%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 7th. KB Home's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.