Insider’s View: Deciphering KB Home (KBH)’s Financial Health Through Ratios

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The price of KB Home (NYSE: KBH) closed at $63.94 in the last session, down -1.65% from day before closing price of $65.01. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.71 million shares were traded. KBH stock price reached its highest trading level at $65.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $63.6.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at KBH’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.99 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 63.19. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.64 and its Current Ratio is at 6.21. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.48 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.48.

On March 06, 2025, Seaport Research Partners Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $79.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 15 ’25 when McGibney Robert V. sold 14,000 shares for $53.52 per share. The transaction valued at 749,280 led to the insider holds 78,345 shares of the business.

McGibney Robert V. bought 14,000 shares of KBH for $749,247 on Jul 15 ’25. On May 16 ’25, another insider, Collins Arthur Reginald, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 5,000 shares for $54.38 each. As a result, the insider received 271,900 and left with 10,262 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KBH now has a Market Capitalization of 4351128576 and an Enterprise Value of 5958639616. As of this moment, KB’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.09. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.893 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.818.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for KBH is 1.41, which has changed by -0.27505666 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1653893 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KBH has reached a high of $89.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $48.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.01%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, KBH traded on average about 1.56M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1505370 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 68.05M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 65.29M. Insiders hold about 4.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.25% stake in the company. Shares short for KBH as of 1756425600 were 5809156 with a Short Ratio of 3.73, compared to 1753920000 on 5494659. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5809156 and a Short% of Float of 12.42.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for KBH is 1.00, which was 1.0 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015382248. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.44. The current Payout Ratio is 11.24% for KBH, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-07 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-07. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-04-29 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The stock of KB Home (KBH) is currently being evaluated by 10.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.91, with high estimates of $2.12 and low estimates of $1.6.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.66 and $6.12 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.42. EPS for the following year is $6.45, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $8.0 and $5.31.

Revenue Estimates

According to 7 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.59B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.64B to a low estimate of $1.54B. As of. The current estimate, KB Home’s year-ago sales were $1.75BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.75B. There is a high estimate of $1.88B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.59B.

A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KBH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.38B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.1B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.26B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.93BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.02B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.48B and the low estimate is $5.46B.

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