KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the twelve research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $57.00.

KBR has been the topic of a number of research reports. Zacks Research downgraded KBR from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Weiss Ratings cut KBR from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, March 27th. Citigroup dropped their target price on KBR from $57.00 to $53.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Wall Street Zen lowered KBR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 1st. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of KBR from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 19th.

KBR Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of KBR stock opened at $38.08 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22. KBR has a 1 year low of $35.62 and a 1 year high of $56.78. The firm has a market cap of $4.83 billion, a PE ratio of 11.86, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $40.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $42.36.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.04. KBR had a net margin of 5.30% and a return on equity of 35.22%. The firm had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.91 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.91 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. Analysts expect that KBR will post 3.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KBR Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. KBR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.56%.

Institutional Trading of KBR

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in shares of KBR by 484.5% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 97,359 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $3,936,000 after buying an additional 80,701 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its stake in shares of KBR by 50.4% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 2,914 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $117,000 after acquiring an additional 976 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in KBR during the 4th quarter valued at about $452,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in KBR by 88.9% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,921 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 904 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MidFirst Bank bought a new position in KBR during the 4th quarter worth approximately $146,000. 97.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.