What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for KB Home Q4 Earnings?

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for KB Home in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now anticipates that the construction company will earn $2.33 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.55. The consensus estimate for KB Home’s current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group reduced their target price on KB Home from $97.00 to $86.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Raymond James reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $80.00 price objective (down from $93.00) on shares of KB Home in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of KB Home from $67.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on KB Home from $81.00 to $72.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Wedbush restated a “neutral” rating and set a $75.00 target price on shares of KB Home in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $71.21.

KB Home Stock Up 4.0 %

Shares of KBH opened at $54.05 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.86 billion, a PE ratio of 6.38, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.65. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $60.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $70.39. The company has a current ratio of 5.51, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. KB Home has a 12 month low of $49.75 and a 12 month high of $89.70.

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

KB Home Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.85%. KB Home’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.20%.

Insider Activity at KB Home

In other KB Home news, CFO Jeff Kaminski sold 27,500 shares of the company’s 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 completion of 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 3.89% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Xponance Inc. increased its position in KB Home by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 9,815 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $645,000 after buying an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. increased its holdings in KB Home by 43.6% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 590 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in KB Home by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,465 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $96,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. Amundi grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 201 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of KB Home by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 37,019 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $2,433,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the period. 96.09% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.