Zacks Research Weighs in on KB Home’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:KBH)

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for KB Home in a research note issued to investors on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now anticipates that the construction company will earn $1.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.73. The consensus estimate for KB Home’s current full-year earnings is $8.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for KB Home’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.20 EPS.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last released its earnings results on Monday, January 13th. The construction company reported $2.52 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.99 billion. KB Home had a net margin of 9.45% and a return on equity of 16.46%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.85 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Barclays dropped their target price 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on KB Home from $82.00 to $74.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of KB Home from $70.00 to $65.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of KB Home from $105.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of KB Home from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, KB Home presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $76.21.

KB Home Stock Up 2.5 %

NYSE KBH opened at $68.80 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $5.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.12, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $71.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.91. KB Home has a 12-month low of $58.15 and a 12-month high of $89.70.

KB Home Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.45%. KB Home’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 11.81%.

Insider Transactions at KB Home

In other KB Home news, CFO Jeff Kaminski sold 27,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 34,473 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,370,708.21. This trade represents a 44.37 % 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. Corporate insiders own 4.44% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Financial Management Professionals Inc. bought a new position in shares of KB Home during the third quarter valued at $32,000. Principal Securities Inc. increased its stake in KB Home by 43.6% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 590 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. purchased a new position in KB Home in the third quarter worth about $43,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in shares of KB Home by 275.7% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 759 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 557 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in shares of KB Home during the third quarter valued at approximately $59,000. Institutional investors own 96.09% of the company’s stock.

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.