KB Home (KBH) Competitors $67.99 -0.26 (-0.38%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends KBH vs. TOL, MTH, CVCO, MHO, TPH, BZH, HOV, DHI, LEN, and NVRShould you be buying KB Home stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KB Home include Toll Brothers (TOL), Meritage Homes (MTH), Cavco Industries (CVCO), M/I Homes (MHO), Tri Pointe Homes (TPH), Beazer Homes USA (BZH), Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV), D.R. Horton (DHI), Lennar (LEN), and NVR (NVR). These companies are all part of the "homebuilding" industry. KB Home vs. Toll Brothers Meritage Homes Cavco Industries M/I Homes Tri Pointe Homes Beazer Homes USA Hovnanian Enterprises D.R. Horton Lennar NVR KB Home (NYSE:KBH) and Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation and dividends. Which has better earnings & valuation, KBH or TOL? Toll Brothers has higher revenue and earnings than KB Home. KB Home is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Toll Brothers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKB Home$6.41B0.78$590.18M$7.808.72Toll Brothers$10.85B1.25$1.57B$15.039.01 Is KBH or TOL a better dividend stock? KB Home pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Toll Brothers pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. KB Home pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Toll Brothers pays out 6.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more risk & volatility, KBH or TOL? KB Home has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toll Brothers has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KBH or TOL? 96.1% of KB Home shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Toll Brothers shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of KB Home shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Toll Brothers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer KBH or TOL? In the previous week, KB Home had 56 more articles in the media than Toll Brothers. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for KB Home and 26 mentions for Toll Brothers. Toll Brothers' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat KB Home's score of 0.42 indicating that Toll Brothers is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment KB Home 18 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 23 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Toll Brothers 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is KBH or TOL more profitable? Toll Brothers has a net margin of 14.48% compared to KB Home's net margin of 9.31%. Toll Brothers' return on equity of 19.64% beat KB Home's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets KB Home9.31% 15.69% 9.11% Toll Brothers 14.48%19.64%11.02% Do analysts rate KBH or TOL? KB Home presently has a consensus target price of $76.32, suggesting a potential upside of 12.25%. Toll Brothers has a consensus target price of $156.64, suggesting a potential upside of 15.69%. Given Toll Brothers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Toll Brothers is more favorable than KB Home.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score KB Home 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Toll Brothers 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KBH or TOL? Toll Brothers received 99 more outperform votes than KB Home when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.02% of users gave Toll Brothers an outperform vote while only 46.47% of users gave KB Home an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKB HomeOutperform Votes54746.47% Underperform Votes63053.53% Toll BrothersOutperform Votes64657.02% Underperform Votes48742.98% SummaryToll Brothers beats KB Home on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get KB Home News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KBH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KBH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKB HomeOperative builders IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.63B$7.37B$8.94B$19.35BDividend Yield1.58%1.31%2.04%3.72%P/E Ratio8.727.8426.7841.30Price / Sales0.781.023.8217.06Price / Cash7.968.3021.6619.84Price / Book1.421.756.875.76Net Income$590.18M$803.39M$518.49M$993.25M7 Day Performance7.61%9.59%5.50%3.26%1 Month Performance1.08%0.75%4.21%5.22%1 Year Performance11.20%-1.95%53.02%19.40% KB Home Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KBHKB Home4.7661 of 5 stars$67.99-0.4%$76.32+12.3%+13.3%$4.63B$6.41B8.722,205Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageTOLToll Brothers4.8831 of 5 stars$125.61+1.7%$158.07+25.8%+36.9%$12.57B$10.85B8.365,200Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpMTHMeritage Homes4.2433 of 5 stars$75.60+2.3%$109.56+44.9%-4.4%$5.47B$6.43B3.421,920Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap UpCVCOCavco Industries2.8059 of 5 stars$441.51+2.4%$487.50+10.4%+55.6%$3.58B$1.85B24.966,300Insider TradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageMHOM/I Homes4.3291 of 5 stars$126.24+1.7%$197.50+56.4%+6.8%$3.50B$4.27B6.771,660News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpTPHTri Pointe Homes3.1987 of 5 stars$35.06+2.3%$45.75+30.5%+9.7%$3.28B$4.50B7.271,438Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsBZHBeazer Homes USA4.657 of 5 stars$26.01+1.5%$39.67+52.5%-9.4%$811.59M$2.33B5.741,130Short Interest ↑Negative NewsHOVHovnanian Enterprises2.3738 of 5 stars$120.46+2.4%$155.00+28.7%-7.6%$729.39M$3.00B3.751,870Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpDHID.R. Horton4.9481 of 5 stars$138.09+1.2%$176.93+28.1%-2.7%$44.35B$36.80B9.6214,766Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageLENLennar4.8672 of 5 stars$131.58+1.6%$171.50+30.3%-5.4%$35.69B$35.44B8.7112,000Dividend AnnouncementNVRNVR4.0849 of 5 stars$7,989.50+1.8%$9,531.67+19.3%+18.0%$24.48B$10.13B16.336,300Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Toll Brothers Alternatives Meritage Homes Alternatives Cavco Industries Alternatives M/I Homes Alternatives Tri Pointe Homes Alternatives Beazer Homes USA Alternatives Hovnanian Enterprises Alternatives D.R. 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