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After finishing at $53.92 in the prior trading day, KB Home (NYSE: KBH) closed at $53.25, down -1.24%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.12 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KBH by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.60 and its Current Ratio is at 6.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.44 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.44.
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 Jan 28 ’25 when Kaminski Jeff sold 27,500 shares for $68.77 per share. The transaction valued at 1,891,303 led to the insider holds 34,473 shares of the business.
Kaminski Jeff bought 27,500 shares of KBH for $1,891,253 on Jan 28 ’25. On Nov 14 ’24, another insider, PRAW ALBERT Z, who serves as the EVP, Real Estate & Bus. Dev. of the company, sold 18,324 shares for $79.18 each. As a result, the insider received 1,450,894 and left with 117,188 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, KB’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.93.
Stock Price History:
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 -8.39%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.44%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 71.73M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 68.95M. Insiders hold about 3.88% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.10% stake in the company.
