Lowest-Rated StocksLowest-RatedNYSE:KBH KB Home (KBH) Stock Price, News & Analysis $80.04 +1.99 (+2.55%) (As of 10/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About KB Home Stock (NYSE:KBH) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get KB Home alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$78.98▼$80.2950-Day Range$77.37▼$89.6552-Week Range$42.75▼$89.70Volume855,157 shsAverage Volume1.24 million shsMarket Capitalization$6.02 billionP/E Ratio10.26Dividend Yield1.25%Price Target$77.50Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewKB 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. The company also provides financial services, such as insurance products and title services, as well as mortgage banking services, including residential consumer mortgage loans to homebuyers. It has operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington. The company was formerly known as Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation and changed its name to KB Home in January 2001. KB Home was founded in 1957 and is based in Los Angeles, California.Read More… Protect Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple Steps (Ad)Starting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank accounts nationwide. It will give them unprecedented powers to control your bank account.Learn these 4 simple steps and protect your savings before it’s too late. KB Home Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks90th Percentile Overall ScoreKBH MarketRank™: KB Home scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 20th out of 100 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingKB Home has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.07, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageKB 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 and Valuation3.8 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth9.50% Earnings GrowthEarnings for KB Home are expected to grow by 9.50% in the coming year, from $8.42 to $9.22 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of KB Home is 10.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.86.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of KB Home is 10.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 30.28.Price to Earnings Growth RatioKB Home has a PEG Ratio of 0.67. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioKB Home has a P/B Ratio of 1.47. 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. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted9.12% of the float of KB Home has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKB Home has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in KB Home has recently increased by 5.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldKB Home pays a meaningful dividend of 1.27%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthKB Home does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of KB Home is 13.23%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, KB Home will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.85% next year. This indicates that KB Home will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about KB Home's dividend. Sustainability and ESG2.3 / 5Environmental Score-2.98 Percentage of Shares Shorted9.12% of the float of KB Home has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKB Home has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in KB Home has recently increased by 5.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.4 / 5News Sentiment0.29 News SentimentKB Home has a news sentiment score of 0.29. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for KB Home this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.Search Interest12 people have searched for KBH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows8 people have added KB Home to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $2,183,500.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 4.44% of the stock of KB Home is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.09% 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. Receive KBH Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for KB Home and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address KBH Stock News HeadlinesJeff Kaminski Sells 27,500 Shares of KB Home (NYSE:KBH) StockOctober 18, 2024 | insidertrades.comSimon Property REIT: A Safe Bet for Growth and Steady Dividends (KBH)Simon Property Group has shown investors enough evidence to be considered for a potential buy in the coming quarters, especially as it offers growth and incomeSeptember 29, 2024 | marketbeat.comThe most serious warning of my careerWith the 2024 election just weeks away, a new crisis is barrelling down on America… one that could cleave the financial world in two the moment the polls close. I predict they could see investment losses of 50% (or more) in the weeks following the presidential election. October 29, 2024 | Porter & Company (Ad)KB Home Announces a Rare Opportunity to Own a New Home in a Prime Escondido, California LocationOctober 25, 2024 | businesswire.comKB Home Announces the Grand Opening of Its Newest Community in Popular Auburn, WashingtonOctober 25, 2024 | businesswire.comKB Home (NYSE:KBH) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by AnalystsOctober 24, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comDeveloper moves ahead with 1,150-home San Tan Valley master-planned communityOctober 22, 2024 | bizjournals.comInvestors Will Want KB Home's (NYSE:KBH) Growth In ROCE To PersistOctober 22, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines KBH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have KBH shares performed this year? KB Home's stock was trading at $62.46 at the start of the year. Since then, KBH shares have increased by 28.1% and is now trading at $80.04. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were KB Home's earnings last quarter? KB Home (NYSE:KBH) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September, 24th. The construction company reported $2.04 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.06 by $0.02. The business's quarterly revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. Is KB Home doing a stock buyback? KB Home's Board of Directors initiated a share repurchase program on Wednesday, March 22nd 2023, which authorizes the company to buy back $500,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 15.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued. Who are KB Home's major shareholders? KB Home's top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.81%), Donald Smith & CO. Inc. (0.30%), Boston Common Asset Management LLC (0.27%) and Swedbank AB (0.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Jeffrey T Mezger, Melissa Lora, Brian J Woram, Albert Z Praw, William R Hollinger, Thomas W Gilligan and Jeff Kaminski. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of KB Home? 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of KB Home own? 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 AUO (AUOTY). Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 8/22 Dividend8/08/2024Dividend Payable8/22/2024Last Earnings9/24/2024Today10/28/2024Ex-Dividend for 11/27 Dividend11/14/2024Dividend Payable11/27/2024Fiscal Year End11/30/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)1/08/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConstruction Industry Operative builders Sub-IndustryHomebuilding Current SymbolNYSE:KBH CUSIP48666K10 CIK795266 Webwww.kbhome.com Phone(310) 231-4000Fax310-231-4222Employees2,205Year Founded1957Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$77.50 High Stock Price Target$99.00 Low Stock Price Target$46.00 Potential Upside/Downside-3.2%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.07 Research Coverage14 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$7.56 Trailing P/E Ratio10.26 Forward P/E Ratio9.51 P/E Growth0.67Net Income$590.18 million Net Margins9.31% Pretax Margin12.16% Return on Equity15.69% Return on Assets9.11% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio2.24 Quick Ratio0.26 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$6.60 billion Price / Sales0.91 Cash Flow$8.10 per share Price / Cash Flow9.88 Book Value$54.37 per share Price / Book1.47Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares75,204,000Free Float70,078,000Market Cap$6.02 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.81 Social Links 12 Stocks Corporate Insiders are AbandoningIf a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know?Get This Free Report This page (NYSE:KBH) was last updated on 10/29/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partnerstop AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL)AI was by far the biggest tech investing trend right now. 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