Synopsys (SNPS) Surges Amid Market Downturn

Synopsys (SNPS) closed at $625.33, up 1.2% from the previous trading session. The stock has gained 5.67% over the past month, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector and the S&P 500. The company is set to announce its earnings on September 9, 2025, with expected EPS of $3.84 and revenue of $1.77 billion. The Zacks Rank system predicts a #4 (Sell) rating for SNPS, with a Forward P/E ratio of 40.95 and a PEG ratio of 2.93.

KB Home (NYSE: KBH) has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from twelve brokerages, according to MarketBeat [1]. The average 12-month price target for KB Home shares is $66.14, with recent target adjustments ranging from $49.00 to $70.00. The company reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.50, surpassing expectations, although revenue showed a 10.5% decline year-over-year.

Analysts from various firms have issued reports on KB Home. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective from $65.00 to $58.00 and set a "market perform" rating [1]. Barclays set a $49.00 price objective and gave the company an "equal weight" rating [1]. UBS Group lowered their target price from $86.00 to $80.00 and set a "buy" rating [1]. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating [1]. Bank of America cut their target price from $58.00 to $54.00 and set a "neutral" rating [1].

KB Home's stock has been volatile, trading down $0.53 to $62.35 on Friday, July 25th [1]. The company's market cap is $4.24 billion, with a P/E ratio of 8.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.05, and a beta of 1.34. The stock has a 12-month low of $48.90 and a 12-month high of $89.70. The company's current ratio is 5.83, the quick ratio is 0.60, and the debt-to-equity ratio is 0.47.

KB Home is expected to post an EPS of $1.56 and revenue of $1.61 billion for the latest quarter [2]. The Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of $6.55 per share and a revenue of $6.41 billion for the entire fiscal year, representing changes of -22.49% and -7.52%, respectively, from the prior year. The company's Zacks Rank is #5 (Strong Sell), and it currently trades at a Forward P/E ratio of 9.6 and a PEG ratio of 5.05.

Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.09% of KB Home's stock. COO Robert V. Mcgibney sold 14,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 15th [1]. Several hedge funds, including MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd., Yousif Capital Management LLC, CWM LLC, Vista Investment Management, and DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KB Home [1].

References:
[1] https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/kb-home-nysekbh-receives-average-recommendation-of-hold-from-brokerages-2025-08-15/
[2] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kb-home-kbh-suffers-larger-215001801.html