KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) Receives $57.00 Consensus PT from Analysts

Shares of KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have given a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $57.00.

KBR has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on KBR in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $60.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on KBR in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $45.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded KBR from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of KBR from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of KBR from $57.00 to $53.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 26th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KBR. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in KBR by 89.8% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 611 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 289 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in KBR by 207.8% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 594 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 401 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in KBR by 432.5% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 607 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 493 shares during the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of KBR during the third quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its holdings in shares of KBR by 101,600.0% during the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,017 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 1,016 shares during the last quarter. 97.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

KBR Stock Performance

NYSE KBR opened at $36.78 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.50. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $42.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $43.78. KBR has a 1 year low of $36.71 and a 1 year high of $56.78.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.04. KBR had a net margin of 5.30% and a return on equity of 35.22%. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.91 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that KBR will post 3.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. KBR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.56%.

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.