KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Now Covered by Citizens Jmp

Citizens Jmp initiated coverage on shares of KB Home (NYSE:KBH) in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm issued a market outperform rating and a $77.00 target price on the construction company’s stock.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on KBH. Barclays cut their price target on KB Home from $71.00 to $62.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on KB Home from $60.00 to $55.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 19th. Bank of America cut their price objective on KB Home from $62.00 to $58.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. UBS Group reduced their target price on KB Home from $77.00 to $71.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their target price on KB Home from $67.00 to $62.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with 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.com, KB Home currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $63.08.

KB Home Stock Down 0.3%

KBH stock opened at $53.03 on Tuesday. KB Home has a one year low of $48.90 and a one year high of $68.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a current ratio of 5.77. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $59.74 and its 200 day moving average is $61.07. The firm has a market cap of $3.35 billion, a PE ratio of 10.80, a P/E/G ratio of 7.07 and a beta of 1.47.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 24th. The construction company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.53 by ($0.01). KB Home had a return on equity of 11.40% and a net margin of 6.88%.The firm had revenue of $1.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.49 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 22.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that KB Home will post 8.42 EPS for the current year.

KB Home Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 5th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 5th. KB Home’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.37%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KB Home

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of KB Home by 3.1% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,503,159 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $185,562,000 after purchasing an additional 106,926 shares during the last quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP purchased a new stake in KB Home in the 3rd quarter valued at $111,050,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in KB Home by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,400,892 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $89,153,000 after buying an additional 19,330 shares in the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. increased its stake in shares of KB Home by 13.1% in the 4th quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 1,054,280 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $59,472,000 after acquiring an additional 122,457 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of KB Home in the 2nd quarter worth $55,329,000. 96.09% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More KB Home News

Here are the key news stories impacting KB Home this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KBH repurchased $50 million of common stock and said traffic in communities was solid with year‑over‑year net order growth — supports cash-return and demand resilience. KB HOME REPORTS 2026 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
• Positive Sentiment: New analyst coverage: Citizens JMP initiated coverage with a “market outperform” and $77 price target, signaling upside from some Street analysts. Benzinga coverage note
• Neutral Sentiment: Q1 EPS came in at $0.52 — roughly in line with one consensus (Zacks) but a sharp decline from $1.49 a year ago; investors are parsing whether the EPS beat/miss is material. KB Home Q1 Earnings Meet Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue missed estimates and fell ~23% year‑over‑year to $1.08B versus ~ $1.10B consensus, signaling demand or mix weakness and contributing to today’s selling pressure. KB Home Stock Sinks After Q1 Revenues Fall 23%
• Negative Sentiment: KB Home cut its full‑year housing revenue guidance to $4.80B–$5.50B and cited added buyer caution tied to Middle East instability — lowering visibility and growth expectations. KB Home Cuts Guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Street reaction and headlines emphasize misses and margin pressure under a new CEO, with reports noting the stock dipped sharply after the release — sentiment and margin outlooks now key near‑term drivers. KBH Earnings: KB Homes’ Financial Results Miss

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.