Seaport Res Ptn Comments on KB Home FY2026 Earnings

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for KB Home in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst K. Zener expects that the construction company will earn $7.41 per share for the year. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for KB Home’s current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last released its earnings results on Monday, January 13th. The construction company reported $2.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.44 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.99 billion. KB Home had a return on equity of 15.69% and a net margin of 9.31%. The company’s revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.85 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of KB Home from $80.00 to $76.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of KB Home from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Barclays cut their price target on KB Home from $85.00 to $60.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on KB Home from $74.00 to $65.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Wedbush boosted their price objective on KB Home from $67.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $76.32.

KB Home Trading Down 0.4 %

KBH opened at $67.99 on Friday. KB Home has a 1-year low of $58.05 and a 1-year high of $89.70. The business has a 50 day moving average of $72.80 and a 200-day moving average of $77.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.72, a P/E/G ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.86.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KB Home

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KBH. Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of KB Home by 24.5% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 196,229 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $16,816,000 after acquiring an additional 38,638 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in KB Home by 22.1% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 906,236 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $77,655,000 after purchasing an additional 164,010 shares in the last quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management bought a new position in KB Home in the 3rd quarter valued at $956,000. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its stake in KB Home by 24.7% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 38,742 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $3,320,000 after purchasing an additional 7,679 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. grew its holdings in shares of KB Home by 62.1% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 107,051 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $9,173,000 after purchasing an additional 40,992 shares during the last quarter. 96.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.