KB Home (NYSE:KBH) will release earnings for its fourth quarter, after the closing bell on Thursday, Jan. 9.

Analysts expect the Los Angeles-based company to report quarterly earnings at $2.46 per share, up from $1.85 per share in the year-ago period. KB Home projects to report quarterly revenue of $1.99 billion, compared to $1.67 billion a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

On Dec. 17, Wells Fargo analyst Sam Reid maintained KB Home with an Underweight rating. He also lowered the price target from $83 to $74.

With the recent buzz around KB Home, some investors may be eyeing potential gains from the company's dividends. As of now, KB Home offers an annual dividend yield of 1.55%. That's a quarterly dividend amount of 25 cents per share ($1.00 a year).

To figure out how to earn $500 monthly from KB Home, we start with the yearly target of $6,000 ($500 x 12 months).

Next, we take this amount and divide it by KB Home's $1.00 dividend: $6,000 / $1.00 = 6,000 shares.

So, an investor would need to own approximately $387,840 worth of KB Home, or 6,000 shares to generate a monthly dividend income of $500.

Assuming a more conservative goal of $100 monthly ($1,200 annually), we do the same calculation: $1,200 / $1.10 = 1,200 shares, or $77,568 to generate a monthly dividend income of $100.

Note that dividend yield can change on a rolling basis, as the dividend payment and the stock price both fluctuate over time.

The dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividend payment by the current stock price. As the stock price changes, the dividend yield will also change.

For example, if a stock pays an annual dividend of $2 and its current price is $50, its dividend yield would be 4%. However, if the stock price increases to $60, the dividend yield will decrease to 3.33% ($2/$60).

Conversely, if the stock price decreases to $40, the dividend yield would increase to 5% ($2/$40).

Further, the dividend payment itself can also change over time, which can also impact the dividend yield. If a company increases its dividend payment, the dividend yield will increase even if the stock price remains the same. Similarly, if a company decreases its dividend payment, the dividend yield will decrease.

KBH Price Action: Shares of KB Home fell by 1.6% to close at $64.64 on Thursday.

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