By David Russell, reporter atOptionMonsterNEW YORK -- Homebuilders have been pausing after a big run, and Monday momentum buyers came back to the group. OptionMonster's tracking programs detected the purchase of 10,000 May 21 calls on KB Home for 65

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Following the downturn in the real estate and financial markets, KB Home posted losses 6 years in a row. The home builder predicts it will turn a profit in 2013.KB Home has endured some rough patches during its 56 years in business. There have been r

Williams Capital's David Williams upgraded shares of KB Home (NYSE: KBH) from Sell to Hold and raised his price target from $11 to $22 earlier.

In a report published Monday, Williams Financial analyst David N. Williams upgraded the rating on KB Home (NYSE: KBH) from Sell to Hold, and raised the price target from $11.00 to $22.00.In the report, Williams noted, “KB Home (KBH, Hold, $21.77) r

In trading on Monday, general contractors & builders shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.9%.Leading the group were shares of KB Home (KBH), up about 2.7% and shares of Mdc Holdings (MDC) up about 2.6% on the day.

In a report published Friday, ISI Group analyst Stephen East reiterated a Cautious rating and $14.50 price target on KB Home (NYSE: KBH).In the report, East noted, “In typical fashion, KBH management was quite bullish during the conference call, as

In a report published Friday, Sterne Agee analyst Jay McCanless reiterated a Neutral rating on KB Home (NYSE: KBH), and slightly raised the price target from $18.00 to $19.00.In the report, McCanless noted, “We estimate KBH's gross margins in FY13

KB Home (KBH)Q1 2013 Earnings CallMarch 21, 2013 11:30 am ETExecutivesJeffrey T. Mezger - Chief Executive Officer, President and DirectorJeff J. Kaminski - Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice PresidentAnalystsMichael Jason Rehaut - JP Morgan C

* To invest more than $1 billion in 2013 on land acquisition

* To invest more than $1 billion in 2013 on land acquisition

* To invest more than $1 billion in 2013 on land acquisition

* To invest more than $1 billion in 2013 on land acquisition

KB Home posted a narrower fiscal-first-quarter loss on strong revenue and margin growth, propelled by double-digit rises in prices and deliveries for its houses.

Los Angeles homebuilder KB Home, one of the largest production homebuilders in Southern California, narrowed its loss to $12.5 million in the first quarter as the outlook for new construction improved.

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Thursday brings reports on February home sales, weekly jobless claims, and the Philly Fed's manufacturing survey; earnings from Nike, ConAgra, and KB Home.

In trading on Tuesday, general contractors & builders shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.6%.Leading the group were shares of Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV), up about 5.5% and shares of KB Home (KBH) up about 4% on the day.

In a report published Monday, ISI Group analyst Stephen East reiterated a Cautious rating on KB Home (NYSE: KBH), and raised the price target to $14.50.In the report, East noted, “We expect continued improvement leveraging fixed costs, but we doubt

KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of the nation's largest and most recognizedhomebuilders, and Newhall Land, a premier community planner in north LosAngeles County, today announced a land purchase agreement for a new homecommunity within the highly desirable

Shares of KB Home (KBH) have advanced almost 14% in 2013, more than twice the year-to-date gain of the S&P 500 Index and SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) ETF that tracks it.  In fact, since October 2011, several names like Lennar, Toll Brothers, D.R.

In trading on Tuesday, general contractors & builders shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.3%.Leading the group were shares of Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV), up about 5.2% and shares of KB Home (KBH) up about 3.5% on the day.

The business titan behind KB Home and Sun America--also an author, philanthropist and art collector--on the trait that brought him success. Hint: It's not complacency.Slightly built, bespectacled, mild mannered, and dressed as if he were attending a

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/5/13, KB Home (NYSE: KBH) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.025, payable on 2/21/13. As a percentage of KBH's recent stock price of $19.26, this dividend

In trading on Monday, general contractors & builders shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.8%.Helping drag down the group were shares of KB Home (KBH), off about 3.5% and shares of Beazer Homes Usa (BZH) off about 3% on the da

ByJohn Gilluly:One thing you can surely say about KB Home (KBH): the company is not timid. It unveiled four new financial initiatives today that will strengthen its balance sheet and provide additional liquidity for its aggressive land purchases goin

KB Home (KBH) said its new-home orders have jumped so far in the fiscal first quarter, and is launching a series of initiatives, including a stock offering, intended to raise funds for further development.

Jan 22 - Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'B+/RR4' rating to KB Home's (NYSE: KBH) proposed offering of $150 million convertible senior unsecured notesdue 2019. The new issue will be equal in right of...

Jan 22 (Reuters) - KB Home, the fifth-largest U.S.homebuilder, said it would form a mortgage company with a unitof Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc to offer services toKB Home customers.

The Los Angeles builder said its net orders rose 4.2%, less than the average of about 30% among other builders. Fourth-quarter net income is $7.7 million, down from $13.9 million last year.KB Home's stock fell the most in six months after the home bu

KB Home's earnings tumbled 44% as order growth slowed, though higher selling prices helped boost the home builder's revenue.

KB Home (KBH)Q4 2012 Earnings CallDecember 20, 2012 11:30 am ETExecutivesJeffrey T. Mezger - Chief Executive Officer, President and DirectorJeff J. Kaminski - Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice PresidentAnalystsMichael Jason Rehaut - JP Morga

(Reuters) - KB Homereported a 20 percent rise in quarterly revenue as selling prices rose, but higher costs prevented the fifth-largest U.S. homebuilder from taking full advantage of a recovering...

KB Home (KBH) announced that it earned $7.7 million, or 10 cents per share, versus $13.9 million or 18 cents per share, in the same period last year. Revenue increased by 21 percent to $578.2 million. Analysts expected revenue of $562.9 million forec

The massive rally in home-builder stocks faces yet another test this morning when KB Home reports quarterly results.

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch)-- KB Home,the Los Angeles home builder, reported on Thursday that fiscal-fourth-quarter net income fell 44% on 20% higher revenue. For the quarter ended Nov. 30, KB Home earned $7.7 million, or 10 cents a share, compared with $

KB Home (KBH) is expected to report poor fourth quarter earnings on Thursday, December 20, 2012 with analysts expecting a 66.7% drop in earnings from a year ago. The consensus estimate is 6 cents per share, down from earnings of 18 cents per share a

KB Home plans to build more than 100 residences in the final phase of the Playa Vista community near Marina del Rey.