KB Home (NYSE:KBH – Free Report) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for KB Home in a report issued on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now forecasts that the construction company will earn $1.62 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.73. The consensus estimate for KB Home’s current full-year earnings is $8.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for KB Home’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.20 EPS.
Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised shares of KB Home from an “underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $70.00 to $67.00 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on KB Home from $82.00 to $74.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Raymond James reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $80.00 price target (down from $93.00) on shares of KB Home in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on KB Home from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on KB Home from $70.00 to $65.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $76.21.
KB Home Trading Down 1.8 %
Shares of KB Home stock opened at $67.15 on Wednesday. KB Home has a 1 year low of $58.15 and a 1 year high of $89.70. The company has a market cap of $4.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.86. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $71.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.98.
KB Home (NYSE:KBH – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 13th. The construction company reported $2.52 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.99 billion. KB Home had a net margin of 9.45% and a return on equity of 16.46%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.85 EPS.
Institutional Trading of KB Home
Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in KBH. Financial Management Professionals Inc. bought a new stake in shares of KB Home during the third quarter worth $32,000. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. bought a new position in shares of KB Home in the third quarter valued at about $43,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in KB Home by 275.7% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 759 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 557 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in KB Home during the 3rd quarter worth about $59,000. Finally, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in KB Home in the 3rd quarter valued at about $61,000. 96.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
KB Home Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 6th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 6th. KB Home’s dividend payout ratio is 11.81%.
KB Home Company Profile
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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