What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for KB Home Q1 Earnings?

KB Home (NYSE:KBHFree Report) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of KB Home in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings of $1.62 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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:KBHGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 13th. The construction company reported $2.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.08. KB Home had a return on equity of 16.46% and a net margin of 9.45%. The business had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.99 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.85 earnings per share. KB Home’s revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of KB Home from $70.00 to $65.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Royal Bank of Canada raised KB Home from an “underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $70.00 to $67.00 in a report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group decreased their price target on KB Home from $105.00 to $100.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Seaport Res Ptn raised KB Home from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on KB Home from $82.00 to $74.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, KB Home has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $76.21.

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KB Home Price Performance

NYSE KBH opened at $68.80 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $71.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $77.91. 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. KB Home has a 1 year low of $58.15 and a 1 year high of $89.70.

Institutional Trading of KB Home

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of KB Home by 47.9% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,411,255 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $463,690,000 after acquiring an additional 1,752,498 shares during the last quarter. Holocene Advisors LP bought a new stake in KB Home during the third quarter valued at approximately $89,899,000. Hennessy Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in KB Home in the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,118,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased 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 worth $77,655,000 after buying an additional 164,010 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC raised 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.09% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Jeff Kaminski sold 27,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.77, for a total value of $1,891,175.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 34,473 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,370,708.21. This represents a 44.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 4.44% of the stock is owned by insiders.

KB Home Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 6th. KB Home’s payout ratio is currently 11.81%.

About KB Home

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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.

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