Q1 Earnings Estimate for KB Home Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for KB Home in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst K. Zener forecasts that the construction company will post earnings per share of $1.48 for the quarter. 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. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for KB Home’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.09 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.56 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $8.36 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of KB Home from $105.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Barclays lowered their target price on KB Home from $85.00 to $60.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada raised KB Home from an “underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $70.00 to $67.00 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered 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. Finally, Wedbush lifted their price objective on KB Home from $67.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $75.79.

KB Home Stock Down 0.4 %

KBH opened at $67.99 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $72.80 and its 200-day moving average is $77.86. KB Home has a 52-week low of $58.05 and a 52-week high of $89.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.72, a P/E/G ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.86.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last announced 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 business had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 period last year, the business posted $1.85 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KB Home

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in KBH. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in KB Home by 47.9% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,411,255 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $463,690,000 after purchasing an additional 1,752,498 shares during the period. Holocene Advisors LP acquired a new stake in shares of KB Home during the third quarter worth $89,899,000. Hennessy Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of KB Home in the 4th quarter worth about $44,118,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of KB Home by 22.1% in 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 buying an additional 164,010 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in shares of KB Home by 201.8% during the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 216,645 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $18,564,000 after buying an additional 144,854 shares during the last quarter. 96.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.