- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
KBH
NYSE
Week ended 24 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
KB Home · Consumer Cyclical · Residential Construction
Latest close
56.76 USD
1.2%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 2.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 53.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.2%, after a -8.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 33/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 54d.
Setup score
34
out of 100
Latest Close
56.76 USD
24 Jul 2026
1W Return
1.2%
latest completed week
4W Return
-8.8%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
10.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
32.7%
17 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.8x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
1.2%
Latest completed week; four-week move -8.8%.
Indicator stack
18/64
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Options pressure
Mixed
33/100 conviction; expected move 7.1%.
News sentiment
53/100
50 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
54d
Next report is scheduled for 23 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 2.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 53.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.2%, after a -8.8% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.3012-week average 0.12
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.30Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -8.8% over four weeks, 10.9% over 12 weeks, and 1.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year17
Trend breadth32.7%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.69Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change24.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-9.91Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-1197.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 30 Nov 2025
Field coverage 100%
Model confidence 100%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength60/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 41; rank 1 is best.
Value88/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Quality10/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Momentum30/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Growth3/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework47/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 12.8x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.6x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.7x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 8.7% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 16.9% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 6.3% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 8.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 4.8% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -17.5% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -51.9% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 208.2% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 3/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 1.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 12.1% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 13.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 4.7x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Options positioningMixed
KBH shows mixed options pressure with a 33/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.21, expected move of 7.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction33/100
Expected move7.1%
Put/call volume1.21
Insider activity9 / 11
9 acquisitions and 11 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.News sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 50 relevant articles.
12 positive · 34 neutral · 4 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings54dNext report is scheduled for 23 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move7.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-16.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.5%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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27 Feb
27 Mar
24 Apr
22 May
19 Jun
24 Jul
Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.8%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-9.1%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+1.2%Week of 24 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses5
Recent vol6.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.6% / -3.6%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorUS Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-0.8%
Trend breadth36.0%
Trend36.0%active weekly trend signals
MD53.0%positive activity pressure
RS31.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Residential Construction
4-week rank14 / 20
Group average-6.2%
Trend breadth45.0%
Trend45.0%active weekly trend signals
MD95.0%positive activity pressure
RS30.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape32/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 32/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis23/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.30; No reversal markers Factors46/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 4; Small Cap Core rank 10 SVQF47/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 532.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options54/100KBH shows mixed options pressure with a 33/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.21, expected move of 7.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 7.1% Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 50 relevant articles.
Investors Heavily Search KB Home (KBH): Here is What You Need to Know Insiders9 / 119 acquisitions and 11 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings54dNext report is scheduled for 23 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Research flow1 items0 recent research articles and 1 Market Watch posts are available.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 56.76 USD | 1.2% | 55.58 USD | 60.66 USD | 0.69 | -9.91 | 4.8M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 56.10 USD | -0.4% | 55.58 USD | 60.62 USD | 0.94 | -11.71 | 5.5M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 56.32 USD | -7.9% | 55.61 USD | 60.59 USD | 0.99 | -12.93 | 5.3M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 61.16 USD | -1.7% | 55.90 USD | 60.56 USD | 0.89 | -4.45 | 4.6M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 62.23 USD | 14.8% | 55.95 USD | 60.46 USD | 0.56 | -0.76 | 14.0M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 54.20 USD | 0.4% | 56.00 USD | 60.38 USD | -0.15 | -15.62 | 6.4M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 54.00 USD | 3.8% | 56.23 USD | 60.35 USD | -0.65 | -15.41 | 5.1M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 52.04 USD | 6.5% | 56.42 USD | 60.32 USD | -1.04 | -18.28 | 6.4M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 48.86 USD | 0.5% | 56.68 USD | 60.28 USD | -1.18 | -25.45 | 3.4M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 48.60 USD | 7.8% | 57.11 USD | 60.25 USD | -1.10 | -25.14 | 5.5M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 45.07 USD | -9.0% | 57.56 USD | 60.21 USD | -0.98 | -30.32 | 5.3M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 49.52 USD | -3.2% | 58.10 USD | 60.19 USD | -0.91 | -23.80 | 5.8M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 51.18 USD | -6.9% | 58.34 USD | 60.15 USD | -0.89 | -19.88 | 4.5M | Off |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 54.99 USD | 1.8% | 58.80 USD | 60.09 USD | -0.87 | -13.57 | 5.3M | Off |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.