What is Zacks Research's Estimate for KB Home Q2 Earnings?

KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 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 post earnings of $1.53 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.23. The consensus estimate for KB Home's current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for KB Home's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.28 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.74 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.18 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.95 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.74 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.23 EPS.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Get Free Report) last released its 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 return on equity of 16.46% and a net margin of 9.45%. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.76 EPS. KB Home's revenue was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on KBH. Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of KB Home from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Bank of America cut their price target on KB Home from $67.00 to $62.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on shares of KB Home from $76.00 to $65.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on KB Home from $81.00 to $72.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of KB Home from $97.00 to $86.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, KB Home presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $71.04.

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KB Home Trading Up 0.2 %

KB Home stock traded up $0.12 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $51.02. The company had a trading volume of 1,205,758 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,312,429. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 5.51. The firm has a market cap of $3.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.02, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.65. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $60.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.82. KB Home has a 1 year low of $48.90 and a 1 year high of $89.70.

KB Home Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.96%. KB Home's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.20%.

Insider Buying and Selling at KB Home

In other news, CFO Jeff Kaminski sold 27,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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. The trade was a 44.37 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 3.89% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of KB Home

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in shares of KB Home by 65.6% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 540 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. increased 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 period. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in shares of KB Home by 275.7% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 759 shares of the construction company's stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 557 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in shares of KB Home by 1,256.9% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 977 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 905 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi boosted its stake in shares of KB Home by 29.6% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 880 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 201 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.