NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- KB Home shares are up 5.7% to $12.61 in trading on Thursday as the entire home building sector benefited from the release of rival PulteGroup's fourth quarter earning results before the opening bell today. PulteGroup reported a fourth quarter net profit of $217.1 million, or 43 cents per share on an adjusted basis, on revenue of $1.82 billion. Exclusive Report: Jim Cramer's Best Stocks for 2015 STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months.