Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts KB Home’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:KBH)

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of KB Home in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst K. Zener expects that the construction company will earn $1.48 per share for the quarter. 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. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for KB Home’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.09 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.56 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $8.36 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised KB Home from an “underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $70.00 to $67.00 in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Barclays dropped their price objective on KB Home from $85.00 to $60.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of KB Home from $74.00 to $65.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of KB Home from $80.00 to $76.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of KB Home from $82.00 to $74.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $75.88.

KB Home Stock Performance

NYSE KBH opened at $68.33 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $5.01 billion, a PE ratio of 8.76, a P/E/G ratio of 0.54 and a beta of 1.86. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $73.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $77.86. KB Home has a 52-week low of $58.05 and a 52-week high of $89.70.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of KB Home by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 21,494 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,842,000 after acquiring an additional 161 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its stake in KB Home by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 18,578 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,304,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of KB Home by 10.2% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,975 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $169,000 after purchasing an additional 183 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado raised its stake in shares of KB Home by 3.9% in the second quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado now owns 5,029 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $353,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jupiter Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of KB Home by 1.2% in the third quarter. Jupiter Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,891 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,619,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.09% of the company’s stock.

KB Home Company Profile

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.