What is Wedbush’s Forecast for KB Home Q4 Earnings?

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Stock analysts at Wedbush dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for KB Home in a research report issued on Monday, March 24th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings per share of $2.45 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.55. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $75.00 price target 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 2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS.

KBH has been the subject of several other reports. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on KB Home from $67.00 to $63.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. 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 report on Tuesday, January 14th. Raymond James reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $80.00 price objective (down from $93.00) on shares of KB Home in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of KB Home from $81.00 to $72.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on shares of KB Home from $60.00 to $56.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, KB Home presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $71.21.

KB Home Price Performance

Shares of NYSE KBH opened at $59.14 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 5.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $63.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $72.71. The company has a market cap of $4.23 billion, a PE ratio of 6.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.89. KB Home has a twelve month low of $56.41 and a twelve month high of $89.70.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 24th. The construction company reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56 by ($0.07). The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. KB Home had a net margin of 9.45% and a return on equity of 16.46%. The business’s revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.76 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KB Home

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in shares of KB Home by 65.6% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 540 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its stake in KB Home by 43.6% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 590 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of KB Home in the 3rd quarter valued at $59,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of KB Home by 275.7% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 759 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 557 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its stake in shares of KB Home by 29.6% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 880 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. 96.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at KB Home

In related news, CFO Jeff Kaminski sold 27,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.77, for a total value 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 $2,370,708.21. The trade was a 44.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 3.89% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

KB Home Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 6th were given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.69%. KB Home’s payout ratio is 11.81%.

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.