The stock of KB Home (KBH) has gone down by -10.35% for the week, with a -15.29% drop in the past month and a -24.43% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.34%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.85% for KBH. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -14.60% for KBH’s stock, with a -12.42% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in KB Home (NYSE: KBH) Right Now?
KB Home (NYSE: KBH) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.45x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for KBH is 1.85. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 3 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for KBH is 70.82M and currently, short sellers hold a 8.02% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of KBH on December 19, 2024 was 1.07M shares.
KBH) stock’s latest price update
KB Home (NYSE: KBH)’s stock price has plunge by -1.99relation to previous closing price of 67.26. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -10.35% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-12-18 that The Fed’s interest rate cut improves the housing market outlook, and KB Home is well positioned to capture growth in 2025 from an industry recovery. While KB Home’s ROE and gross margin trail some peers, the company’s profitability stands great with a great incremental ROIC. The structural undersupply in housing looks to aid KB Home and other homebuilders further.
Analysts’ Opinion of KBH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KBH stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for KBH by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for KBH in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $85 based on the research report published on December 11, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KBH reach a price target of $83, previously predicting the price at $80. The rating they have provided for KBH stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on October 07th, 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Underperform” to KBH, setting the target price at $70 in the report published on September 05th of the current year.
KBH Trading at -16.39% 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 -26.51% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.85%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.34%, as shares sank -15.92% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -18.81% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KBH fell by -10.84%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -4.17% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $77.17. In addition, KB Home saw 5.54% 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 sale 18,324 shares at the price of $79.18 back on Nov 14 ’24. After this action, PRAW ALBERT Z now owns 117,188 shares of KB Home, valued at $1,450,894 using the latest closing price.
PRAW ALBERT Z, the Officer of KB Home, proposed sale 18,324 shares at $82.20 during a trade that took place back on Nov 14 ’24, which means that PRAW ALBERT Z is holding shares at $1,506,232 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 778.95 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.63. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.93. 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 mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” 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.
