What is Zacks Research's Forecast for KB Home Q3 Earnings?

KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Free Report) - Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for KB Home in a research note issued on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst S. Mukherjee now expects that the construction company will earn $2.32 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.40. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.72 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.60 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.82 EPS.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 13th. The construction company reported $2.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $2 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.99 billion. KB Home had a return on equity of 16.46% and a net margin of 9.45%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.85 earnings per share.

KBH has been the subject of several other reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on shares of KB Home from $85.00 to $76.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Bank of America cut their price target on shares of KB Home from $76.00 to $71.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Raymond James reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $80.00 price target (down from $93.00) on shares of KB Home in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Evercore ISI boosted their price target 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, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of KB Home from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, KB Home currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $76.21.

KB Home Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of KBH stock traded down $1.68 on Thursday, hitting $65.42. The stock had a trading volume of 1,473,425 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,608,068. The company's 50 day moving average price is $70.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $77.73. KB Home has a 1 year low of $58.15 and a 1 year high of $89.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 5.51 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.72, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.86.

KB Home Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 20th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 6th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.53%. KB Home's payout ratio is 11.81%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Jeff Kaminski sold 27,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owns 34,473 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,370,708.21. This represents a 44.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 3.52% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KB Home

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KBH. Financial Management Professionals Inc. acquired a new position in KB Home in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in KB Home by 43.6% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 590 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. acquired a new position in KB Home in the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in KB Home by 275.7% in the fourth 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, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in KB Home in the third quarter valued at approximately $59,000. 96.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.