Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for KB Home Earnings

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of KB Home in a report issued on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings per share of $6.36 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $6.65. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.76 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.39 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.37 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on KBH. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of KB Home from $58.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of KB Home from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Wall Street Zen raised KB Home from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of KB Home in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on KB Home from $63.00 to $53.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $64.36.

KB Home Stock Performance

Shares of KB Home stock opened at $61.31 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.97 billion, a PE ratio of 8.12, a P/E/G ratio of 4.78 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $63.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.08. KB Home has a one year low of $48.90 and a one year high of $85.92.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 24th. The construction company reported $1.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.11. KB Home had a return on equity of 12.91% and a net margin of 7.92%.The firm had revenue of $1.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.04 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of KB Home by 3.5% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 23,944 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,392,000 after purchasing an additional 819 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in KB Home by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 208,222 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $12,102,000 after acquiring an additional 902 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in KB Home by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 763,666 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $44,384,000 after acquiring an additional 6,856 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of KB Home by 64.3% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,658 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $96,000 after acquiring an additional 649 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of KB Home by 11.5% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 10,252 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $596,000 after acquiring an additional 1,057 shares during the period. 96.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

KB Home Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 13th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. KB Home’s payout ratio is currently 13.25%.

About KB Home

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.