Hsbc Holdings PLC Purchases New Holdings in KBR, Inc. $KBR

Hsbc Holdings PLC acquired a new position in shares of KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 108,381 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,722,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned 0.09% of KBR at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KBR. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new stake in shares of KBR during the 2nd quarter valued at $5,902,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new position in shares of KBR in the second quarter worth $3,044,000. Cetera Trust Company N.A acquired a new position in KBR in the second quarter valued at about $98,000. Bank of Nova Scotia acquired a new position in KBR in the second quarter valued at about $4,478,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new stake in KBR during the second quarter worth about $99,000. 97.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

KBR Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE KBR opened at $38.02 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.45, a PEG ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52. KBR, Inc. has a 12 month low of $29.94 and a 12 month high of $52.23. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $36.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $36.63.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The construction company reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. KBR had a net margin of 5.49% and a return on equity of 32.55%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.91 EPS. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that KBR, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KBR Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. KBR’s payout ratio is presently 19.88%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on KBR shares. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of KBR from $36.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of KBR from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of KBR from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of KBR in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.67.

KBR 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.