KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $45.8333.

A number of research firms recently commented on KBR. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of KBR in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of KBR from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen raised KBR from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded KBR from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th.

Insider Transactions at KBR

In other news, Director Thaer Lewis Von purchased 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $30.77 per share, with a total value of $92,310.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 10,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $318,715.66. This represents a 40.77% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Carlos A. Sabater purchased 14,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $32.47 per share, with a total value of $470,815.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 35,705 shares in the company, valued at $1,159,341.35. This trade represents a 68.38% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have bought 29,875 shares of company stock valued at $945,160. Corporate insiders own 1.15% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of KBR by 10.0% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,806,715 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $112,834,000 after purchasing an additional 255,948 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of KBR by 343.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,748,597 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $110,494,000 after purchasing an additional 2,128,895 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC lifted its holdings in KBR by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 2,587,375 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $104,046,000 after purchasing an additional 284,907 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Snyder Capital Management L P boosted its stake in KBR by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Snyder Capital Management L P now owns 2,496,913 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $100,376,000 after purchasing an additional 34,495 shares during the period. 97.02% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

KBR Stock Up 3.5%

Shares of NYSE KBR opened at $37.60 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 1.15. KBR has a 1 year low of $29.94 and a 1 year high of $52.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $35.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $37.18.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The construction company reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.98 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. KBR had a return on equity of 32.55% and a net margin of 5.49%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.91 EPS. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that KBR will post 4.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. KBR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.88%.

About KBR

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.