Seaport Res Ptn Comments on KB Home FY2026 Earnings

KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of KB Home in a report issued on Tuesday, January 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst K. Zener anticipates that the construction company will post earnings of $7.41 per share for the year. Seaport Res Ptn has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for KB Home's current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Bank of America lowered their price objective on KB Home from $80.00 to $76.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Barclays lowered their price target on KB Home from $85.00 to $60.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of KB Home from $105.00 to $100.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of KB Home from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on shares of KB Home from $85.00 to $76.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a report on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $75.79.

KB Home Trading Down 0.4 %

NYSE KBH traded down $0.26 on Friday, reaching $67.99. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,380,495 shares, compared to its average volume of 952,316. KB Home has a 52 week low of $58.05 and a 52 week high of $89.70. The firm has a market cap of $4.99 billion, a PE ratio of 8.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.86. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $72.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $77.94.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 13th. The construction company reported $2.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.99 billion. KB Home had a return on equity of 15.69% and a net margin of 9.31%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.85 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KB Home

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of KB Home by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 21,494 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $1,842,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its holdings in KB Home by 0.9% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 18,578 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $1,304,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its stake in KB Home by 10.2% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,975 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $169,000 after buying an additional 183 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado boosted its holdings in KB Home by 3.9% during the second quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado now owns 5,029 shares of the construction company's stock worth $353,000 after buying an additional 189 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jupiter Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of KB Home by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Jupiter Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,891 shares of the construction company's stock worth $1,619,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.09% of the company's stock.

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.