KB Home (NYSE: KBH)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.15 in comparison to its previous close of 78.41, however, the company has experienced a -2.33% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-11-14 that KB Home (KBH) concluded the recent trading session at $78.53, signifying a +0.15% move from its prior day’s close.
Is It Worth Investing in KB Home (NYSE: KBH) Right Now?
KB Home (NYSE: KBH) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.07x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for KBH is 1.81. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 16 rating it as “hold,” and 4 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for KBH is 70.79M and currently, short sellers hold a 8.13% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of KBH on November 15, 2024 was 1.11M shares.
KBH’s Market Performance
KBH stock saw a decrease of -2.33% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -6.86% and a quarterly a decrease of -0.93%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.83%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.93% for KB Home (KBH).. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.55% for KBH’s stock, with a 6.78% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KBH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KBH stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for KBH by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for KBH in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $83 based on the research report published on October 07, 2024 of the current year 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KBH reach a price target of $70. The rating they have provided for KBH stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on September 05th, 2024.
Seaport Research Partners gave a rating of “Sell” to KBH, setting the target price at $65 in the report published on August 05th of the current year.
KBH Trading at -4.27% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KBH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.45% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.93%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.83%, as shares sank -6.21% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.42% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KBH fell by -2.33%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +31.78% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $79.76. In addition, KB Home saw 25.73% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KBH starting from PRAW ALBERT Z, who proposed sale 18,324 shares at the price of $82.20 back on Nov 14 ’24. After this action, PRAW ALBERT Z now owns shares of KB Home, valued at $1,506,232 using the latest closing price.
Kaminski Jeff, the EVP & Chief Financial Officer of KB Home, sale 27,500 shares at $79.40 during a trade that took place back on Oct 14 ’24, which means that Kaminski Jeff is holding 34,473 shares at $2,183,500 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KBH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for KB Home stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 15.61, with 9.09 for asset returns.
Based on KB Home (KBH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.3 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.42. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.14.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 807.69 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.6. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.07. The receivables turnover for the company is 17.51for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.97. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.86.
Conclusion
In conclusion, KB Home (KBH) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bearish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “sell” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
