What is Wedbush’s Forecast for KB Home FY2025 Earnings?

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Analysts at Wedbush decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for KB Home in a research note issued on Monday, January 13th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now forecasts that the construction company will earn $8.72 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $9.67. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $75.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for KB Home’s current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for KB Home’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.14 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on KBH. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on shares of KB Home from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on KB Home from $85.00 to $76.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company cut 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. Barclays decreased 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. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of KB Home from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, KB Home currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $75.79.

KB Home Trading Down 0.4 %

NYSE:KBH opened at $67.99 on Thursday. KB Home has a twelve month low of $58.05 and a twelve month high of $89.70. The company has a market cap of $4.99 billion, a PE ratio of 8.72, a P/E/G ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.86. The company’s 50 day moving average is $72.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $77.86.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Inspire Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of KB Home by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 32,122 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $2,111,000 after acquiring an additional 1,268 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in KB Home by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 21,791 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,432,000 after purchasing an additional 859 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in KB Home by 109.3% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 9,195 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $604,000 after purchasing an additional 4,801 shares in the last quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC grew its holdings in KB Home by 15.4% in the fourth quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 699,668 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $45,982,000 after purchasing an additional 93,277 shares during the period. Finally, Hennessy Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in KB Home in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,118,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.09% of the company’s stock.

About KB Home

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.