FY2025 Earnings Forecast for KBR Issued By KeyCorp

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for KBR in a report released on Sunday, June 22nd. KeyCorp analyst S. Jain anticipates that the construction company will post earnings per share of $3.77 for the year. KeyCorp currently has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for KBR’s current full-year earnings is $3.26 per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of KBR from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 7th. Citigroup lowered their price target on KBR from $77.00 to $69.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on KBR from $70.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of KBR from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $55.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, May 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $67.57.

KBR Stock Up 0.4%

KBR stock opened at $48.02 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. KBR has a twelve month low of $43.89 and a twelve month high of $72.60. The stock has a market cap of $6.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.06, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.77. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $52.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $53.32.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The construction company reported $0.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.09 billion. KBR had a net margin of 4.99% and a return on equity of 32.55%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.77 earnings per share.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be given a $0.165 dividend. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. KBR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.07%.

Insider Transactions at KBR

In other KBR news, CEO Stuart Bradie sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.81, for a total transaction of $1,056,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 802,361 shares in the company, valued at $42,372,684.41. The trade was a 2.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 1.11% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KBR

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. LRI Investments LLC bought a new stake in KBR during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in KBR during the fourth quarter valued at $32,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in KBR by 295.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 795 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 594 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of KBR during the first quarter worth approximately $47,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in shares of KBR by 146.9% in the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,311 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 780 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.02% of the company’s stock.

KBR Company Profile

KBR, Inc provides scientific, technology, and engineering solutions to governments and commercial customers worldwide. It operates through Government Solutions and Sustainable Technology Solutions segments. The Government Solutions segment offers life-cycle support solutions to defense, intelligence, space, aviation, and other programs and missions for military and other government agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.