After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that KB Home Named One of America’s Best Midsize Employers by Forbes, Earning a Place in the Top 20% of All Companies Listed.
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Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Residential Construction industry segment, falling under the Consumer Cyclical sector. The current market capitalization of KB Home is $4.76B. A total of 0.76 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.15M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, KBH has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 18 BUYs and 19 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 815,633 shares during that period but sold 594,384.
In the most recent transaction, PRAW ALBERT Z sold 32,528 shares of KBH for 60.76 per share on Feb 14. After the transaction, the EVP, Real Estate & Bus. Dev. now owns 135,512 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 14, McGibney Robert V. sold 14,781 shares at 60.86 per share. KBH shares that President and COO owns now total 26,008.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Gabriel Stuart A disposed of 12,500 shares on Feb 14 at a per-share price of $61.00. This resulted in the Director holding 35,292 shares of KBH after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Woram Brian J sold 83,272 shares at $60.53 per share on Jan 30. Company shares held by the EVP and General Counsel now total 156,119.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. KB Home pays an annual dividend of $0.75, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.20%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.91. KBH’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/7/2024 when it declared a $0.20 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/22/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/22/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/8/2023. The KBH stock dividend was $0.20 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for KBH in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $65.88 with high estimates of $82.00 and low estimates of $50.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, KBH has a high of $64.00 and a low of $33.92.
As of this writing, KBH has an earnings estimate of $1.57 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.69 per share and a lower estimate of $1.48. The company reported an EPS of $1.8 in the last quarter, which was 25.90% higher than expectations of $1.43.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. KBH’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $292.14M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.71B in debt and $777.29M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $50.22, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.02B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for KBH is Buy with a score of 3.36.
