Seaport Res Ptn Comments on KB Home’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:KBH)

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for KB Home in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst K. Zener now anticipates that the construction company will post earnings of $1.39 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.09. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.77 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.18 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $6.85 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on shares of KB Home from $67.00 to $63.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. Raymond James reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $80.00 target price (down from $93.00) on shares of KB Home in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Bank of America lowered their price target on KB Home from $67.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on KB Home from $81.00 to $72.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on KB Home from $88.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $71.04.

KB Home Stock Down 0.7 %

KBH opened at $53.97 on Friday. KB Home has a 12 month low of $48.90 and a 12 month high of $89.70. The business has a 50-day moving average of $56.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $65.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 5.51 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.45.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last announced its earnings results on Monday, March 24th. The construction company reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56 by ($0.07). KB Home had a return on equity of 16.46% and a net margin of 9.45%. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.51 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.76 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

KB Home Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, May 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.85%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 8th. KB Home’s payout ratio is 12.20%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of KB Home by 24.5% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 196,229 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $16,816,000 after purchasing an additional 38,638 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in KB Home by 35.9% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,727 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $113,000 after acquiring an additional 456 shares in the last quarter. RBA Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in KB Home by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. RBA Wealth Management LLC now owns 62,683 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $4,119,000 after acquiring an additional 1,244 shares during the last quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in KB Home during the 4th quarter worth $44,118,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in shares of KB Home by 109.3% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 9,195 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $604,000 after purchasing an additional 4,801 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.