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KBH vs LGIH
Side-by-side comparison of KB Home (KBH) and LGI Homes Inc. (LGIH): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both KBH and LGIH operate in Homebuilding (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
- KBH is the larger of the two at $3.50B, about 2.5x LGIH ($1.37B).
- LGIH has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for KBH).
- KBH has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 11 for LGIH).
- Company
- KB Home
- LGI Homes Inc.
- Price
- -
- -
- Market cap
- $3.50B
- $1.37B
- 1M return
- -
- -
- 1Y return
- -
- -
- Industry
- Homebuilding
- Homebuilding
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NASDAQ
- IPO
- 1986
- 2013
- News (4w)
- 3
- 5
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 11
KB Home
KB Home operates as a homebuilding company in the United States. It operates through four segments: West Coast, Southwest, Central, and Southeast. It builds and sells various homes, including attached and detached single-family residential homes, townhomes, and condominiums primarily for first-time, first move-up, second move-up, and active adult homebuyers. The company also offers financial services, such as insurance products and title services. It has operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington. The company was formerly known as Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation and changed its name to KB Home in January 2001. KB Home was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
LGI Homes Inc.
LGI Homes, Inc. designs, constructs, and sells homes in the United States. It offers entry-level homes, such as detached and attached homes, and move-up homes under the LGI Homes brand name; and luxury series homes under the Terrata Homes brand name. As of December 31, 2020, it owned 113 communities. The company serves in Texas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Colorado, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, Tennessee, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Alabama, California, Oregon, Nevada, West Virginia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. LGI Homes, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
Latest KBH
- KB HOME OPENS BRIGHTON CROSSINGS, A NEW COMMUNITY PRICED FROM THE $460Ks WITHIN A DESIRABLE BRIGHTON, COLORADO MASTER PLAN
- Director Collins Arthur Reginald sold $227,840 worth of shares (4,000 units at $56.96), decreasing direct ownership by 30% to 9,157 units (SEC Form 4)
- EVP, Real Estate & Bus. Dev. Praw Albert Z sold $1,292,280 worth of shares (22,015 units at $58.70), decreasing direct ownership by 17% to 104,062 units (SEC Form 4)
- KB HOME OPENS ELOWEN: NEW TOWNHOMES FROM THE $390Ks IN LAS VEGAS
- KB HOME OPENS POPPY AND QUINN WITHIN VALENCIA, A PREMIER LOS ANGELES COUNTY MASTER PLAN
- KB HOME OPENS AURORA, A NEW COMMUNITY WITHIN ONE LAKE, A DESIRABLE MASTER PLAN IN FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA
- KB HOME OPENS TOWNSEND: NEW PAIRED HOMES FROM THE MID $700s IN SANTEE, CALIFORNIA
- Executive Chairman Mezger Jeffrey T exercised 274,952 shares at a strike of $16.21 and sold $15,211,672 worth of shares (274,952 units at $55.32) (SEC Form 4)
- President and CEO Mcgibney Robert V. exercised 20,621 shares at a strike of $16.21 and sold $1,140,548 worth of shares (20,621 units at $55.31) (SEC Form 4)
- KB HOME OPENS MEADOWBROOK: NEW TOWNHOMES IN CAMPBELL, CALIFORNIA
Latest LGIH
- LGI Homes Recognized in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-2027 Best Companies to Work For
- LGI Homes, Inc. Reports July 2026 Home Closings
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by LGI Homes Inc.
- LGI Homes Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- LGI Homes, Inc. Reports Strong Second Quarter 2026 Results and Increases Full-Year 2026 Average Sales Price and Homebuilding Gross Margin Guidance Ranges
- LGI Homes Expands in North Dallas with the Opening of Blue Ridge Crossing
- LGI Homes Introduces Cypress Gardens with Grand Opening Event in Marana, Arizona
- LGI Homes Unveils New Section at The Meadows with Grand Opening Event in Mebane, North Carolina
- SEC Form CERT filed by LGI Homes Inc.
- LGI Homes Unveils The Meadows at Riverside with Grand Opening Event in Falling Waters, West Virginia