Zacks Research Weighs in on KB Home’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:KBH)

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of KB Home in a report released on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now expects that the construction company will post earnings per share of $2.33 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.55. The consensus estimate for KB Home’s current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last posted its earnings results on Monday, March 24th. The construction company reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.56 by ($0.07). KB Home had a return on equity of 16.46% and a net margin of 9.45%. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.51 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.76 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis.

KBH has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their price target on KB Home from $76.00 to $65.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of KB Home from $67.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of KB Home from $82.00 to $74.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and set a $80.00 price objective (down from $93.00) on shares of KB Home in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on KB Home from $63.00 to $57.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Three 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 issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, KB Home currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $71.21.

KB Home Stock Performance

Shares of KB Home stock opened at $51.51 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $60.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $70.14. The company has a current ratio of 5.51, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The company has a market capitalization of $3.68 billion, a PE ratio of 6.08, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.65. KB Home has a 12 month low of $49.75 and a 12 month high of $89.70.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KB Home

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KBH. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of KB Home by 1.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,539,328 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $303,285,000 after buying an additional 45,311 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in KB Home by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,396,967 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $157,529,000 after acquiring an additional 56,142 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in KB Home by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,281,315 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $149,928,000 after purchasing an additional 75,143 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in KB Home by 0.9% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,938,359 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $166,125,000 after purchasing an additional 16,593 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of KB Home by 61.2% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,327,809 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $87,264,000 after purchasing an additional 503,895 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.09% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at KB Home

In other news, CFO Jeff Kaminski sold 27,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.77, for a total transaction of $1,891,175.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 34,473 shares in the company, valued at $2,370,708.21. The trade was a 44.37 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 3.89% of the company’s stock.

KB Home Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.94%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 6th. KB Home’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.