Lone Peak Global Investors LLC Has $19.56 Million Stock Holdings in KBR, Inc. $KBR

Lone Peak Global Investors LLC reduced its holdings in KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 566,594 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 17,778 shares during the period. KBR makes up about 2.7% of Lone Peak Global Investors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Lone Peak Global Investors LLC’s holdings in KBR were worth $19,564,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of KBR. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. lifted its position in shares of KBR by 140.4% in the fourth quarter. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 186,330 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $7,490,000 after purchasing an additional 108,830 shares in the last quarter. Huber Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of KBR by 18.1% during the 4th quarter. Huber Capital Management LLC now owns 922,460 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $37,083,000 after buying an additional 141,587 shares during the period. Energy Income Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of KBR during the 2nd quarter valued at $6,704,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of KBR during the 4th quarter valued at $4,813,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in shares of KBR by 88.1% in the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 183,164 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $6,673,000 after acquiring an additional 85,805 shares during the last quarter. 97.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

KBR Price Performance

NYSE KBR opened at $36.89 on Wednesday. KBR, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $29.94 and a fifty-two week high of $52.23. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $36.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.50. The firm has a market cap of $4.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.44. 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 (NYSE:KBR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The construction company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.09. KBR had a return on equity of 32.55% and a net margin of 5.49%.The business had revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.87 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.91 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that KBR, Inc. will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. KBR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.88%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.