Most-Upgraded StocksMost-UpgradedIdea EngineIdea EngineNYSE:KBH KB Home (KBH) Stock Price, News & Analysis → A lot of people are making this costly mistake (From WealthPress) (Ad) Free KBH Stock Alerts $70.85 +1.29 (+1.85%) (As of 03/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$69.79▼$71.5450-Day Range$58.40▼$70.1952-Week Range$38.26▼$72.00Volume1.64 million shsAverage Volume1.22 million shsMarket Capitalization$5.36 billionP/E Ratio9.64Dividend Yield1.13%Price Target$65.27 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Get KB Home alerts: Email Address KB Home MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.36 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside6.7% Downside$66.11 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy6.45% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainability-2.98Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.76Based on 52 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$22.40 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth9.24%From $7.79 to $8.51 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.4.87 out of 5 starsConsumer Cyclical Sector1st out of 8 stocksResidential Construction Industry1st out of 3 stocks 2.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingKB Home has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $66.11, KB Home has a forecasted downside of 6.7% from its current price of $70.88.Amount of Analyst CoverageKB Home has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted6.45% of the float of KB Home has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverKB Home has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.Change versus previous monthShort interest in KB Home has recently decreased by 21.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldKB Home pays a meaningful dividend of 1.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthKB Home has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of KB Home is 10.88%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, KB Home will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.40% next year. This indicates that KB Home will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 2.3 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreKB Home has received a 7.87% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Societal infrastructure" impact, which is mostly driven by its "Construction of single family houses", "Construction of low-rise apartment buildings", and "Home equity loans" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for KB Home is -2.98. Previous Next 3.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentKB Home has a news sentiment score of 0.76. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.37 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 52 news articles for KB Home this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.Search Interest23 people have searched for KBH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 667% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows21 people have added KB Home to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 320% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, KB Home insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $22,400,005.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 4.44% of the stock of KB Home is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.09% of the stock of KB Home is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 3.8 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for KB Home are expected to grow by 9.24% in the coming year, from $7.79 to $8.51 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of KB Home is 9.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 141.63.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of KB Home is 9.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 339.56.Price to Earnings Growth RatioKB Home has a PEG Ratio of 0.79. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioKB Home has a P/B Ratio of 1.38. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. 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The company was formerly known as Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation and changed its name to KB Home in January 2001. KB Home was founded in 1957 and is based in Los Angeles, California.Read More KBH Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart KBH Stock News HeadlinesMarch 22, 2024 | marketbeat.comKB Home: Building on Strong Foundations During Volatile TimesKB Home delivers robust Q1 2024 results, showcasing growth, profitability and strategic positioning in the U.S. housing market.March 21, 2024 | marketbeat.comKB Home's Stock Price Can Move Higher, Here's WhyKB Home's NYSE: KBH stock price can increase in 2024 despite struggles with traction following the Q1 release. 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Analysts are raising their price targets.March 28, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comKB Home (NYSE:KBH) Price Target Increased to $70.50 by Analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.March 27, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comKB Home Named to Newsweek’s 2024 List of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies for a Third Consecutive YearMarch 27, 2024 | businesswire.comKB Home Named to Newsweek's 2024 List of America's Most Trustworthy Companies for a Third Consecutive YearMarch 27, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Are Neutral on These Consumer Cyclical Stocks: KB Home (KBH), International Paper Co (IP)March 28, 2024 | WealthPress (Ad)$25,000 into $109,616 in two months? Today I want to show you how our research shows you could’ve grown a $25,000 account into $109,616.12 within the last TWO months. 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Email Address Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 2/22 Dividend2/07/2024Dividend Payable2/22/2024Last Earnings3/20/2024Today3/28/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)6/19/2024Fiscal Year End11/30/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConstruction Industry Operative builders Sub-IndustryHomebuilding Current SymbolNYSE:KBH CUSIP48666K10 CIK795266 Webwww.kbhome.com Phone(310) 231-4000Fax310-231-4222Employees2,205Year Founded1957Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$66.11 High Stock Price Target$87.00 Low Stock Price Target$43.00 Potential Upside/Downside-7.9%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.36 Research Coverage12 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$7.35 Trailing P/E Ratio9.65 Forward P/E Ratio9.10 P/E Growth0.79Net Income$590.18 million Net Margins9.29% Pretax Margin12.07% Return on Equity15.78% Return on Assets9.14% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio2.24 Quick Ratio0.37 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$6.41 billion Price / Sales0.84 Cash Flow$8.26 per share Price / Cash Flow8.58 Book Value$51.33 per share Price / Book1.38Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares75,640,000Free Float72,285,000Market Cap$5.36 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.73 Social Links Ten Starter Stocks For Beginners to Buy NowJust getting into the stock market? These 10 simple stocks can help beginning investors build long-term wealth without knowing options, technicals, or other advanced strategies.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Jeffrey T. Mezger (Age 68)Chairman & CEO Comp: $8.51MMr. Robert V. McGibney (Age 49)President & COO Comp: $4.61MMr. Jeff J. Kaminski (Age 62)Executive VP & CFO Comp: $3MMr. Brian J. Woram (Age 63)Executive VP & General Counsel Comp: $2.27MMr. Albert Z. Praw (Age 75)Executive Vice President of Real Estate & Business Development Comp: $2.43MMr. William R. Hollinger (Age 65)Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer Comp: $1.11MMr. Dan BridlemanSenior Vice President of Sustainability, Technology & Strategic SourcingMs. Jill S. PetersSenior Vice President of Investor RelationsMr. Amit DesaiSenior VP & Chief Marketing OfficerMr. Thomas F. Norton (Age 53)Senior Vice President of Human Resources More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsM.D.C.NYSE:MDCMeritage HomesNYSE:MTHM/I HomesNYSE:MHOTri Pointe HomesNYSE:TPHToll BrothersNYSE:TOLView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsPNC Financial Services Group Inc.Sold 310 shares on 3/22/2024Ownership: 0.011%Vanguard Group Inc.Sold 17,284 shares on 3/11/2024Ownership: 9.731%Fisher Asset Management LLCSold 571,139 shares on 3/5/2024Ownership: 2.619%American International Group Inc.Sold 6,766 shares on 2/28/2024Ownership: 0.172%Quarry LPSold 718 shares on 2/20/2024Ownership: 0.001%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions KBH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell KB Home stock right now? 12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for KB Home in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" KBH shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in KBH, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View KBH analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is KB Home's stock price target for 2024? 12 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for KB Home's stock. Their KBH share price targets range from $43.00 to $87.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $66.11 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.7%. View analysts price targets for KBH or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have KBH shares performed in 2024? KB Home's stock was trading at $62.46 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, KBH shares have increased by 13.5% and is now trading at $70.88. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting KB Home? KB Home saw a decline in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,710,000 shares, a decline of 21.9% from the February 29th total of 6,030,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,160,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.1 days. Approximately 6.5% of the company's shares are short sold. View KB Home's Short Interest. When is KB Home's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, June 19th 2024. View our KBH earnings forecast. How were KB Home's earnings last quarter? KB Home (NYSE:KBH) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March, 20th. The construction company reported $1.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.57 by $0.19. The construction company earned $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. KB Home had a net margin of 9.29% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.78%. KB Home's revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.45 earnings per share. How often does KB Home pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for KB Home? KB Home declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Thursday, February 22nd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 7th. Read our dividend analysis for KBH. Is KB Home a good dividend stock? KB Home (NYSE:KBH) pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.17%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 10.88%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, KBH will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.40% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for KBH. What ETFs hold KB Home's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of KB Home (NYSE:KBH) stock in their portfolio include Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value ETF (RFV), Invesco Building & Construction ETF (PKB), Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF (PEZ), Opus Small Cap Value Plus ETF (OSCV), Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF (QVAL), Invesco S&P MidCap Value with Momentum ETF (XMVM), iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) and Global X Green Building ETF (GRNR). How will KB Home's stock buyback program work? KB Home announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, March 22nd 2023, which permits the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 15.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued. What is Jeff Mezger's approval rating as KB Home's CEO? 109 employees have rated KB Home Chief Executive Officer Jeff Mezger on Glassdoor.com. Jeff Mezger has an approval rating of 68% among the company's employees. What other stocks do shareholders of KB Home own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other KB Home investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Bank of America (BAC), Alibaba Group (BABA), Intel (INTC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Home Depot (HD), Walt Disney (DIS) and Netflix (NFLX). Who are KB Home's major shareholders? KB Home's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.28%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.73%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.52%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (2.77%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (2.62%) and Citadel Advisors LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Albert Z Praw, Arthur Reginald Collins, Brian J Woram, Jeff Kaminski, Jeffrey T Mezger, Melissa Lora, Thomas W Gilligan and William R Hollinger. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of KB Home? Shares of KBH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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