Why KB Home (KBH) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term
It doesn't matter your age or experience: taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for all investors.
Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.
Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock
Value investors love finding good stocks at good prices, especially before the broader market catches on to a stock's true value. Utilizing ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow, the Value Style Score identifies the most attractive and most discounted stocks.
KB Home (KBH)
Based in Los Angeles, CA, KB Home is a well-known homebuilder in the United States and one of the largest in the state. The company’s revenues are generated from Homebuilding (accounting for 99.5% of fiscal 2023 total revenues) and Financial Services (0.5%) operations.
KBH sits at a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), holds a Value Style Score of A, and has a VGM Score of A. Compared to the Building Products - Home Builders industry's P/E of 10.3X, shares of KB Home are trading at a forward P/E of 9.6X. KBH also has a PEG Ratio of 0.7, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 10.2X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 0.9X.
A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2024, three analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for KBH, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.04 to $8.42 per share. KBH also holds an average earnings surprise of 10.8%.
With strong valuation and earnings metrics, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Value and VGM Style Scores, investors should strongly think about adding KBH to their portfolios.
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