Wedbush Has Bearish Forecast for KB Home Q4 Earnings

KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Free Report) - Analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of KB Home in a research note issued on Monday, March 24th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings of $2.45 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of KB Home from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on KB Home from $63.00 to $57.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Barclays decreased their price target on KB Home from $60.00 to $56.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Evercore ISI raised 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, January 14th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on shares of KB Home from $67.00 to $63.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, KB Home currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $71.21.

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KB Home Stock Performance

Shares of KBH stock traded down $1.42 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $57.79. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,201,420 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,270,781. The stock has a market cap of $4.13 billion, a PE ratio of 6.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.89. KB Home has a 12-month low of $56.41 and a 12-month high of $89.70. The company has a 50 day moving average of $63.43 and a 200 day moving average of $72.41. 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 (NYSE:KBH - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, March 24th. The construction company reported $1.49 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.56 by ($0.07). KB Home had a return on equity of 16.46% and a net margin of 9.45%. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.51 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.76 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

KB Home Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 6th. KB Home's dividend payout ratio is currently 12.20%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Jeff Kaminski sold 27,500 shares of KB Home stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.77, for a total transaction of $1,891,175.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 34,473 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,370,708.21. This trade 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 this link. 3.89% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quest Partners LLC lifted its stake in KB Home by 101,600.0% during the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 1,017 shares of the construction company's stock worth $87,000 after acquiring an additional 1,016 shares in the last quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC boosted its stake in shares of KB Home by 1.3% in the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 20,528 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $1,759,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of KB Home by 22.1% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 906,236 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $77,655,000 after purchasing an additional 164,010 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. increased its stake in KB Home by 62.1% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 107,051 shares of the construction company's stock worth $9,173,000 after buying an additional 40,992 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in KB Home by 24.7% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 38,742 shares of the construction company's stock worth $3,320,000 after buying an additional 7,679 shares in the last quarter. 96.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.