FY2026 EPS Estimates for KB Home Raised by Zacks Research

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of KB Home in a research note issued to investors on Monday, September 8th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the construction company will earn $6.64 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $6.63. 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.

Several other research firms also recently commented on KBH. Wall Street Zen raised KB Home from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 12th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on KB Home from $65.00 to $58.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on KB Home from $58.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on KB Home from $86.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Oppenheimer assumed coverage on KB Home in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set a “market perform” rating for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $66.86.

KB Home Stock Down 2.7%

KBH stock opened at $66.00 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $59.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $56.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 5.83 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The company has a market cap of $4.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.51 and a beta of 1.36. KB Home has a 12 month low of $48.90 and a 12 month high of $89.70.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, June 23rd. The construction company reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.05. KB Home had a net margin of 8.47% and a return on equity of 14.02%. The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.15 EPS. KB Home’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KB Home

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in KB Home by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 37,019 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $2,433,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its stake in KB Home by 0.8% in the second quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 25,550 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,353,000 after purchasing an additional 209 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its stake in KB Home by 11.8% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,007 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $117,000 after acquiring an additional 212 shares during the period. Vista Investment Management boosted its stake in KB Home by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Vista Investment Management now owns 5,097 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $335,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the period. Finally, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted its stake in KB Home by 1.7% in the first quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 12,854 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $729,000 after acquiring an additional 221 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.09% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Robert V. Mcgibney sold 14,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.52, for a total transaction of $749,280.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 78,345 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,193,024.40. This represents a 15.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 3.89% of the company’s stock.

KB Home Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 7th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 7th. KB Home’s dividend payout ratio is 13.25%.

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.