The Latest Breaking News from KB Home

KB Home (NYSE:KBH) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, 2022-03-23. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement. Analysts estimate that KB Home will report an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.56.

Shares of KB Home (NYSE: KBH) Tuesday rose almost 4%, after having shed over 15% year to date.

The homebuilding industry has achieved immense growth over the past two years, driven by the rising demand and ultra-low interest rates. And despite several macroeconomic headwinds, Wall Street analysts are bullish on the homebuilding industry and are currently betting on KB Home (KBH) and M.D.C. Holdings (MDC). Read on.

Rising mortgage rates have slowed refinancing and new loan originations, putting the brakes on the housing industry's growth. Furthermore, persistent supply chain constraints and tightening labor markets continue to impair the industry's prospects. Given this backdrop, we believe homebuilding stocks Toll Brothers (TOL) and KB Home (KBH) are best avoided…

Seaport Global analyst Mark Weintraub upgraded KB Home (NYSE:KBH) to Buy from Neutral with a $53 price target. Weintraub noted the stock had dropped 16% in one week on concerns about rising interest rates. However, the analyst sees "underlying positives" for housing, including strong demographics and continued catch-up post a decade of underbuilding. Following his…

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KB Home (NYSE:KBH) has observed the following analyst ratings within the last quarter:

KB Home's (NYSE:KBH) short percent of float has risen 3.57% since last its last report. The company recently reported that it has 5.18 million shares sold short, which is 6.09% of all regular shares that are available for trading.