The stock price of KB Home (NYSE: KBH) has plunged by -2.13 when compared to previous closing price of 69.52, but the company has seen a 0.74% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-06-19 that Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Is It Worth Investing in KB Home (NYSE: KBH) Right Now?
KB Home (NYSE: KBH) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 9.00x compared to its average ratio. KBH has 36-month beta value of 1.80. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 4 as “sell.”
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The public float for KBH is 73.37M, and currently, short sellers hold a 10.11% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of KBH on June 20, 2024 was 1.14M shares.
KBH’s Market Performance
KBH’s stock has seen a 0.74% increase for the week, with a -6.86% drop in the past month and a -0.28% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.77%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.45% for KB Home The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.33% for KBH stock, with a simple moving average of 14.56% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KBH
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KBH reach a price target of $46, previously predicting the price at $55. The rating they have provided for KBH stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on December 08th, 2023.
KBH Trading at 0.31% 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 -8.86% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.45%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.77%, as shares sank -7.11% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.39% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KBH rose by +0.74%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +33.94% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $69.40. In addition, KB Home saw 8.93% 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 22,160 shares at the price of $70.11 back on May 10 ’24. After this action, PRAW ALBERT Z now owns 135,512 shares of KB Home, valued at $1,553,638 using the latest closing price.
Gilligan Thomas W., the Director of KB Home, sale 3,914 shares at $70.48 during a trade that took place back on May 09 ’24, which means that Gilligan Thomas W. is holding 48,217 shares at $275,859 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
- 0.42 for the gross margin
The net margin for KB Home stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 15.57, 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 0.6. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.42. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.29.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 778.95 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.4. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.97. The receivables turnover for the company is 17.32for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.95. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.68.
Conclusion
To put it simply, KB Home (KBH) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bearish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “sell” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
