What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for KB Home Q4 Earnings?

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for KB Home in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, December 31st. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the construction company will earn $1.77 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.92. 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 Q4 2027 earnings at $2.19 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $7.65 EPS.

KBH has been the subject of a number of other reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of KB Home from $59.00 to $54.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of KB Home from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 24th. Evercore ISI set a $65.00 price target on shares of KB Home and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of KB Home from $60.00 to $55.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on KB Home from $71.00 to $62.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, KB Home presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $63.82.

KB Home Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSE KBH opened at $57.04 on Monday. KB Home has a one year low of $48.90 and a one year high of $72.64. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $61.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $60.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.69 billion, a PE ratio of 11.62, a PEG ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 1.43.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $1.69 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.66 billion. KB Home had a return on equity of 11.40% and a net margin of 6.88%.KB Home’s revenue for the quarter was down 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.52 earnings per share.

KB Home Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 13th were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. KB Home’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.37%.

Insider Transactions at KB Home

In other KB Home news, EVP Albert Z. Praw sold 20,284 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.08, for a total transaction of $1,218,662.72. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 104,062 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,252,044.96. This represents a 16.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 3.89% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of KB Home

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of KB Home during the 3rd quarter valued at about $111,050,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in KB Home during the second quarter worth approximately $55,329,000. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. acquired a new position in KB Home during the third quarter valued at approximately $59,301,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of KB Home by 116.1% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 942,479 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $53,957,000 after purchasing an additional 506,415 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of KB Home by 36.4% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,033,287 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $65,758,000 after buying an additional 275,965 shares during the last quarter. 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.