Analysts Set KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) PT at $57.00

Shares of KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the twelve analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $57.00.

KBR has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings cut KBR from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, March 27th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on KBR from $57.00 to $53.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on KBR from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Wall Street Zen cut KBR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 1st. Finally, Zacks Research cut KBR from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th.

KBR Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of KBR opened at $38.36 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.49. KBR has a 1 year low of $35.62 and a 1 year high of $56.78. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $39.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $42.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.91 billion. KBR had a return on equity of 35.22% and a net margin of 5.30%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.91 EPS. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that KBR will post 3.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. KBR’s payout ratio is presently 20.56%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KBR

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in KBR by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,736,873 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $230,622,000 after acquiring an additional 192,383 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of KBR by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,806,715 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $112,834,000 after buying an additional 255,948 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of KBR by 343.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,748,597 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $110,494,000 after buying an additional 2,128,895 shares during the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC grew its stake in shares of KBR by 12.4% during the fourth quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 2,587,375 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $104,046,000 after buying an additional 284,907 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Snyder Capital Management L P grew its stake in shares of KBR by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Snyder Capital Management L P now owns 2,496,913 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $100,376,000 after buying an additional 34,495 shares during the last quarter. 97.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

KBR Company Profile

KBR, Inc is a global engineering, procurement, construction and services (EPC&S) company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm delivers integrated solutions and technologies across the full project lifecycle for customers in the energy, government, industrial and infrastructure sectors. Its offerings span feasibility studies, front-end engineering design, detailed design, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning and operations support.

The company is organized into business segments that include Energy Solutions, which focuses on oil and gas processing, liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities and petrochemical plants; Government Solutions, providing logistics, sustainment, training and mission support for defense, intelligence and civilian agencies; and Sustainable Technology, delivering chemical process technologies, water treatment and lower-carbon fuels expertise.