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

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of KB Home in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, December 31st. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the construction company will earn $1.77 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.92. Zacks Research has a “Strong Sell” 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 2027 earnings at $2.19 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $7.65 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Evercore ISI set a $65.00 target price on KB Home and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of KB Home from $71.00 to $50.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of KB Home from $60.00 to $55.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 19th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of KB Home from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of KB Home from $77.00 to $71.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $63.27.

KB Home Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:KBH opened at $57.15 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $60.93 and its 200 day moving average is $60.51. The company has a market cap of $3.70 billion, a PE ratio of 11.64, a P/E/G ratio of 3.35 and a beta of 1.43. KB Home has a 1 year low of $48.90 and a 1 year high of $72.64.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 18th. The construction company reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.79 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $1.69 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.66 billion. KB Home had a return on equity of 11.40% and a net margin of 6.88%.The business’s revenue was down 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.52 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of KB Home

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in KB Home during the first quarter valued at $450,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of KB Home by 116.1% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 942,479 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $53,957,000 after acquiring an additional 506,415 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in shares of KB Home by 97.7% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 73,170 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $4,253,000 after purchasing an additional 36,151 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in KB Home by 76.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 64,613 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $3,755,000 after purchasing an additional 27,932 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Petrus Trust Company LTA purchased a new stake in KB Home during the 1st quarter valued at about $494,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.09% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other KB Home news, EVP Albert Z. Praw sold 20,284 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.08, for a total transaction of $1,218,662.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 104,062 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,252,044.96. This trade represents a 16.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 3.89% of the stock is owned by insiders.

KB Home Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 13th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 13th. KB Home’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.37%.

About KB Home

KB Home is an American homebuilding company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1957, it was among the first homebuilders to go public, offering investors access to one of the nation’s largest residential construction platforms. The company is structured to serve a broad spectrum of homebuyers, with a particular focus on first-time, first move-up and active adult segments. As a public company trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KBH, KB Home draws on decades of experience in land acquisition, construction and community planning.

At its core, KB Home designs and constructs single-family detached and attached homes, townhomes and condominium units.