
KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Free Report) - Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for KB Home in a research report issued on Monday, July 7th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now expects that the construction company will post earnings per share of $2.11 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.
Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on KBH. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "underweight" rating and issued a $52.00 price objective (down from $53.00) on shares of KB Home in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Barclays set a $49.00 price objective on KB Home and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. Bank of America cut their target price on KB Home from $58.00 to $54.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Wall Street Zen downgraded KB Home from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, June 28th. Finally, Evercore ISI dropped their price target on KB Home from $77.00 to $70.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $66.14.
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KB Home Stock Performance
NYSE:KBH traded up $0.93 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $56.90. 506,283 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,328,723. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.20 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 5.83. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $53.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.51. KB Home has a fifty-two week low of $48.90 and a fifty-two week high of $89.70.
KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Get Free Report) last released 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 business had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.51 billion. KB Home had a return on equity of 14.02% and a net margin of 8.47%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.15 EPS.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On KB Home
Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in KB Home by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 12,691 shares of the construction company's stock worth $834,000 after buying an additional 227 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in KB Home by 65.6% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 540 shares of the construction company's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in KB Home by 40.8% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 75,409 shares of the construction company's stock worth $4,956,000 after purchasing an additional 21,852 shares in the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc lifted its stake in KB Home by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 7,991 shares of the construction company's stock worth $525,000 after purchasing an additional 381 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in KB Home in the 4th quarter worth $1,434,000. Institutional investors own 96.09% of the company's stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, Director Arthur Reginald Collins sold 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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. The trade was a 32.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 3.89% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
KB Home Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 8th were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 8th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.76%. KB Home's payout ratio is currently 13.25%.
KB Home Company Profile
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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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