Barclays Lowers KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Price Target to $56.00

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) had its price target lowered by research analysts at Barclays from $62.00 to $56.00 in a report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “overweight” rating on the construction company’s stock. Barclays‘s price target indicates a potential upside of 7.97% from the company’s previous close.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Raymond James Financial lowered shares of KB Home from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 24th. UBS Group lowered 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. Zacks Research lowered KB Home from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $66.00 price target on shares of KB Home in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of KB Home from $59.00 to $54.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $59.50.

KB Home Stock Performance

KBH opened at $51.87 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $59.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $60.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.23 billion, a PE ratio of 10.56, a P/E/G ratio of 6.93 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a current ratio of 2.20, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. KB Home has a 12-month low of $48.90 and a 12-month high of $68.71.

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 24th. The construction company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.52. KB Home had a net margin of 5.96% and a return on equity of 9.63%. The company had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.49 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 22.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that KB Home will post 8.42 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in KB Home by 204.8% in the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 69,078 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $4,396,000 after purchasing an additional 46,415 shares during the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in KB Home during the 3rd quarter worth $1,551,000. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. acquired a new position in KB Home in the third quarter valued at $59,301,000. Strs Ohio raised its holdings in shares of KB Home by 1,788.1% in the third quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 79,300 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $5,047,000 after buying an additional 75,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of KB Home in the third quarter valued at about $1,451,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.09% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about KB Home

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strategic pivot — KBH is shifting toward ~70% built‑to‑order deliveries to protect margins and cashflow in H2 2026, which could improve profitability if demand stabilizes. Built-to-Order Shift
• Positive Sentiment: New analyst interest — Citizens initiated coverage with a Market Outperform, providing some institutional support and a potential catalyst if their thesis gains traction. Citizens Initiates Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Q1 results mixed — KBH reported EPS roughly in line with estimates but revenue and deliveries fell sharply year‑over‑year; management provided detailed slides and a transcript for investors to parse the underlying metrics. Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage is divergent — some firms maintain buy/overweight views while others cut price targets to the mid‑$50s or lower; consensus now reflects slower near‑term growth. Analyst Reactions
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance cut and macro headwind — Management trimmed full‑year delivery and revenue guidance and explicitly said the Middle East war has reduced buyer traffic and confidence, increasing uncertainty for near‑term demand. WSJ: Cuts Guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Margin and backlog pressure — Revenues fell ~22–23% Y/Y, backlog and home counts slipped, and margin compression forced a reset in expectations for capital returns (buybacks slowing). MarketBeat Deep Dive
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple price‑target cuts and downgrades — Banks including Goldman, Truist, Wells Fargo and others trimmed targets and some lowered ratings, which typically amplifies selling into a weak earnings/guidance print. Price Target Moves

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.