Research Analysts Offer Predictions for KB Home Q1 Earnings

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for KB Home in a report released on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings per share of $1.62 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.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of KB Home from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded KB Home from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $80.00 price objective (down previously from $93.00) on shares of KB Home in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of KB Home from $105.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of KB Home from $76.00 to $71.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, KB Home presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $76.21.

KB Home Trading Down 2.4 %

Shares of NYSE KBH opened at $68.36 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $71.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $78.04. The stock has a market cap of $5.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.07, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.86. KB Home has a 12 month low of $58.15 and a 12 month high of $89.70.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 13th. The construction company reported $2.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.99 billion. KB Home had a return on equity of 16.46% and a net margin of 9.45%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.85 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of KB Home

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of KBH. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its holdings in shares of KB Home by 0.9% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 18,578 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,304,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of KB Home by 20.9% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 23,662 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,661,000 after acquiring an additional 4,096 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of KB Home by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 23,097 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,621,000 after acquiring an additional 698 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of KB Home during the 2nd quarter valued at about $691,000. Finally, Heritage Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of KB Home in the second quarter valued at about $575,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.09% of the company’s stock.

KB Home Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.46%. KB Home’s payout ratio is presently 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.