Seaport Res Ptn Predicts KB Home FY2026 Earnings

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of KB Home in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst K. Zener anticipates that the construction company will post earnings per share of $7.41 for the year. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for KB Home’s current full-year earnings is $8.42 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on KB Home from $74.00 to $65.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of KB Home from $80.00 to $76.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Wedbush upped their target price on shares of KB Home from $67.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. 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 research note on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on KB Home from $82.00 to $74.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, KB Home currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $75.79.

KB Home Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE KBH opened at $68.33 on Friday. KB Home has a 12-month low of $58.05 and a 12-month high of $89.70. The company has a market cap of $5.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.86. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $73.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.86.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last issued its earnings results on Monday, January 13th. The construction company reported $2.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.44 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $2 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.99 billion. KB Home had a net margin of 9.31% and a return on equity of 15.69%. KB Home’s revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.85 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KB Home

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Financial Management Professionals Inc. purchased a new position in KB Home in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. acquired a new position in shares of KB Home in the third quarter worth about $43,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of KB Home in the third quarter worth approximately $59,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in shares of KB Home during the third quarter valued at approximately $61,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in shares of KB Home by 275.7% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 759 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 557 shares in the last quarter. 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.