KB Home (NYSE:KBH) Issues Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.02 EPS

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) released its earnings results on Tuesday. The construction company reported $2.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.06 by ($0.02), Briefing.com reports. The firm had revenue of $1.75 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.73 billion. KB Home had a return on equity of 15.66% and a net margin of 9.43%. KB Home’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.80 EPS.

KB Home Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE KBH opened at $83.50 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $82.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.43. The company has a market cap of $6.28 billion, a PE ratio of 10.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.81. KB Home has a twelve month low of $42.11 and a twelve month high of $89.70.

KB Home Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, August 8th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 8th. KB Home’s payout ratio is currently 13.23%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on KBH. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on KB Home from $74.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, June 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of KB Home from $72.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd. Wedbush lifted their price objective on shares of KB Home from $67.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of KB Home from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, September 9th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered shares of KB Home from a “sector perform” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $70.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, KB Home has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $77.27.

KB Home Company Profile

KB Home operates as a homebuilding company in the United States. It operates through four segments: West Coast, Southwest, Central, and Southeast. It builds and sells various homes, including attached and detached single-family residential homes, townhomes, and condominiums primarily for first-time, first move-up, second move-up, and active adult homebuyers.