Wedbush Has Bearish Forecast for KB Home Q2 Earnings

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Research analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of KB Home in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now anticipates that the construction company will earn $1.47 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.27. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $75.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for KB Home’s current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for KB Home’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.88 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.28 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.38 EPS.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 24th. The construction company reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) 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 analysts’ expectations of $1.51 billion. KB Home had a return on equity of 16.46% and a net margin of 9.45%. KB Home’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.76 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America reduced their price objective on KB Home from $67.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on KB Home from $81.00 to $72.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price objective on KB Home from $76.00 to $65.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of KB Home from $60.00 to $56.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of KB Home from $67.00 to $63.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $71.21.

KB Home Trading Down 2.4 %

Shares of NYSE:KBH opened at $57.79 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $63.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $72.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 5.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. KB Home has a 12-month low of $56.41 and a 12-month high of $89.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.89.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of KB Home by 7.6% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 23,125 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,520,000 after acquiring an additional 1,631 shares during the last quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ acquired a new stake in KB Home in the 4th quarter worth $11,543,000. GHE LLC increased its holdings in shares of KB Home by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. GHE LLC now owns 32,239 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $2,119,000 after purchasing an additional 2,042 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of KB Home during the fourth quarter valued at about $9,965,000. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP lifted its stake in shares of KB Home by 19.9% in the fourth quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 3,197 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 531 shares during the period. 96.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at KB Home

In other KB Home news, CFO Jeff Kaminski sold 27,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.77, for a total value of $1,891,175.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 34,473 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,370,708.21. This trade represents a 44.37 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 3.89% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

KB Home Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 6th. KB Home’s dividend payout ratio is currently 12.20%.

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.