Truist Financial Issues Pessimistic Forecast for KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Stock Price

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) had its price target decreased by stock analysts at Truist Financial from $65.00 to $54.00 in a report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “hold” rating on the construction company’s stock. Truist Financial’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 4.11% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on KBH. Zacks Research lowered shares of KB Home from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 23rd. Bank of America cut their price target on KB Home from $63.00 to $56.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of KB Home in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Barclays decreased their price objective on KB Home from $62.00 to $56.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped 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 investment 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $59.50.

KB Home Trading Down 0.5%

NYSE KBH opened at $51.87 on Wednesday. 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 current ratio of 2.20 and a quick ratio of 0.53. The firm has a market cap of $3.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.56, a P/E/G ratio of 6.93 and a beta of 1.47. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $59.34 and its 200-day moving average is $60.94.

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

Institutional Trading of KB Home

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. First Horizon Corp grew its stake in KB Home by 178.9% in the 4th quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 502 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 322 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its holdings in KB Home by 73.1% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 592 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP acquired a new stake in KB Home during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Aventura Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in KB Home in the 4th quarter valued at $46,000. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC grew its holdings in KB Home by 391.0% in the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 820 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 653 shares in the last quarter. 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

KB Home Company Profile

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.