Zacks Research Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for KB Home

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for KB Home in a report released on Monday, March 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the construction company will post earnings of $0.52 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.57. Zacks Research currently has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.12 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.49 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at $1.17 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on KBH. Truist Financial started coverage on shares of KB Home in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. They issued a “hold” rating and a $65.00 price target on the stock. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of KB Home from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $66.00 target price on shares of KB Home in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of KB Home in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price target on KB Home from $77.00 to $71.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $62.92.

KB Home Price Performance

KB Home stock opened at $57.41 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $60.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $61.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.69, a PEG ratio of 7.60 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 5.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. KB Home has a 52-week low of $48.90 and a 52-week high of $68.71.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 18th. The construction company reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.79 by $0.13. KB Home had a return on equity of 11.40% and a net margin of 6.88%.The company had revenue of $1.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.66 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.52 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 15.5% on a year-over-year basis.

KB Home Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 5th were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 5th. KB Home’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.37%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KB Home

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in KB Home by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 23,485 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,325,000 after purchasing an additional 1,575 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its stake in KB Home by 953.9% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 33,776 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,920,000 after purchasing an additional 30,571 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its stake in KB Home by 376,300.0% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 3,764 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $212,000 after purchasing an additional 3,763 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in shares of KB Home by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 66,753 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $3,766,000 after buying an additional 2,347 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of KB Home during the fourth quarter worth $370,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.09% of the company’s stock.

About KB Home

KB Home is an American homebuilding company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1957, it was among the first homebuilders to go public, offering investors access to one of the nation’s largest residential construction platforms. The company is structured to serve a broad spectrum of homebuyers, with a particular focus on first-time, first move-up and active adult segments. As a public company trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KBH, KB Home draws on decades of experience in land acquisition, construction and community planning.

At its core, KB Home designs and constructs single-family detached and attached homes, townhomes and condominium units.