19,232 Shares in KBR, Inc. $KBR Bought by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 19,232 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $773,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of KBR. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in KBR by 1,611.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,974,327 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $93,366,000 after acquiring an additional 1,858,961 shares during the period. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new position in KBR in the 3rd quarter worth $54,038,000. M&T Bank Corp raised its holdings in KBR by 2,188.1% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 691,634 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $27,804,000 after acquiring an additional 661,406 shares during the period. Copeland Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in KBR by 84.3% in the 4th quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 1,311,730 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $52,732,000 after acquiring an additional 599,823 shares during the period. Finally, Snyder Capital Management L P raised its holdings in KBR by 19.0% in the 3rd quarter. Snyder Capital Management L P now owns 2,462,418 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $116,448,000 after acquiring an additional 392,725 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.02% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 13th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of KBR from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of KBR from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of KBR from $53.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of KBR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 1st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $53.25.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Thaer Lewis Von purchased 3,000 shares of KBR stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $30.77 per share, for a total transaction of $92,310.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 10,358 shares in the company, valued at approximately $318,715.66. This represents a 40.77% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Carlos A. Sabater purchased 14,500 shares of KBR stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $32.47 per share, for a total transaction of $470,815.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 35,705 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,159,341.35. This represents a 68.38% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have bought 29,875 shares of company stock valued at $945,160 in the last ninety days. 1.15% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

KBR Price Performance

NYSE:KBR opened at $34.99 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.44 billion, a PE ratio of 11.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.47. KBR, Inc. has a 12 month low of $29.94 and a 12 month high of $54.38. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $35.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $39.53.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The construction company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.88 billion. KBR had a net margin of 5.21% and a return on equity of 33.92%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.01 earnings per share. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that KBR, Inc. will post 3.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. KBR’s payout ratio is 21.09%.

KBR News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting KBR this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KBR said NorSAF selected its proprietary PureSAF® technology for what is set to become the largest SAF and e-SAF production plant in Northern Europe. The deal gives KBR exposure to a major clean-fuels project and could support future licensing revenue if the project advances as planned. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Investors may see the NorSAF award as validation of KBR’s PureSAF platform, potentially strengthening the company’s position in the growing sustainable aviation fuel market and creating a more visible growth driver. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks Research lowered several earnings estimates for KBR, including Q2 2026 and FY2026, while maintaining a Hold rating. That suggests some near-term pressure on earnings expectations, but the changes were modest and did not change the overall stance on the stock.

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.