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After finishing at $63.75 in the prior trading day, KB Home (NYSE: KBH) closed at $63.16, down -0.93%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.22 million shares were traded. KBH stock price reached its highest trading level at $63.975 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $63.05.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KBH by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.82 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 62.42. 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.
RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its Underperform to Sector Perform on January 10, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $70 to $67.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 4298050560 and an Enterprise Value of 5945710080. As of this moment, KB’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.36, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.08. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.891 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.801.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KBH is 1.35, which has changed by -0.24050021 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 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 11.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.54%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.55M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1427990 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 98.28% stake in the company. Shares short for KBH as of 1753920000 were 5494659 with a Short Ratio of 3.54, compared to 1751241600 on 5705839. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5494659 and a Short% of Float of 11.74.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, KBH’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.0, compared to 1.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015686275The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.43. 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
Its stock is currently analyzed by 9.0 different market analysts. 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 $6.41. EPS for the following year is $6.47, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $8.0 and $5.31.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $1.59B in revenue for the current quarter. 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.
