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KB Home (KBH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$63.24 -0.08 (-0.13%)
As of 03:41 PM Eastern
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About KB Home Stock (NYSE:KBH)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$62.30
$63.59
50-Day Range
$50.66
$64.81
52-Week Range
$48.90
$89.70
Volume
409,600 shs
Average Volume
1.48 million shs
Market Capitalization
$4.30 billion
P/E Ratio
8.38
Dividend Yield
1.58%
Price Target
$66.14
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

KB Home Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

KBH MarketRank™: 

KB Home scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 105 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    KB Home has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    KB Home has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about KB Home's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for KB Home are expected to grow by 8.55% in the coming year, from $8.42 to $9.14 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of KB Home is 8.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.65.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of KB Home is 8.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 16.28.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    KB Home has a PEG Ratio of 5.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    KB Home has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about KB Home's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.41% of the float of KB Home has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    KB Home has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in KB Home has recently increased by 1.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    KB Home pays a meaningful dividend of 1.58%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    KB Home has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of KB Home is 13.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, KB Home will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.94% next year. This indicates that KB Home will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about KB Home's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.41% of the float of KB Home has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    KB Home has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in KB Home has recently increased by 1.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    KB Home has a news sentiment score of 1.41. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.09 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for KB Home this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for KBH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added KB Home to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, KB Home insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $749,280.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.89% of the stock of KB Home is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.09% of the stock of KB Home is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about KB Home's insider trading history.
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Analysts Set KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Price Target at $66.14
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KBH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

KB Home's stock was trading at $65.72 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, KBH stock has decreased by 4.2% and is now trading at $62.9760.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) issued its earnings results on Monday, June, 23rd. The construction company reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.05. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 10.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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KB Home's top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (5.15%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.62%), Invesco Ltd. (2.03%) and LSV Asset Management (1.55%). Insiders that own company stock include Jeffrey T Mezger, Melissa Lora, Brian J Woram, Albert Z Praw, William R Hollinger, Robert V Mcgibney, Thomas W Gilligan, Jeff Kaminski and Arthur Reginald Collins.
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Shares of KBH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that KB Home investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
6/23/2025
Record date for 8/21 Dividend
8/07/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/21 Dividend
8/07/2025
Dividend Payable
8/21/2025
Today
8/28/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/23/2025
Fiscal Year End
11/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
BLDG - RSDNT/COMR
Sub-Industry
Homebuilding
Current Symbol
NYSE:KBH
CIK
795266
Employees
2,384
Year Founded
1957

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$80.00
Low Price Target
$49.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+5.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$7.55
Trailing P/E Ratio
8.32
Forward P/E Ratio
7.46
P/E Growth
5.08
Net Income
$655.02 million
Net Margins
8.47%
Pretax Margin
11.04%
Return on Equity
14.02%
Return on Assets
8.14%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.47
Current Ratio
5.83
Quick Ratio
0.60

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$6.93 billion
Price / Sales
0.62
Cash Flow
$9.43 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.66
Book Value
$55.37 per share
Price / Book
1.13

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
68,050,000
Free Float
65,403,000
Market Cap
$4.27 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.34

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This page (NYSE:KBH) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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