KBR (NYSE:KBR) Reaches New 12-Month Low – Time to Sell?

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) shares reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $39.39 and last traded at $40.4920, with a volume of 160423 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $40.81.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Truist Financial cut their price objective 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. Bank of America reduced their price target on KBR from $55.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Wall Street Zen raised KBR from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Weiss Ratings raised KBR from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Oppenheimer started coverage on KBR in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $60.00 price target for the company. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $57.00.

KBR Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $5.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $42.32 and a 200-day moving average of $44.51.

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. The company had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.91 billion. KBR had a return on equity of 35.14% and a net margin of 4.71%.The firm’s revenue was down 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.91 EPS. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that KBR, Inc. will post 3.26 earnings per share for the current year.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a $0.165 dividend. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. KBR’s dividend payout ratio is 22.68%.

Institutional Trading of KBR

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Pembroke Management LTD increased its stake in shares of KBR by 9.1% during the second quarter. Pembroke Management LTD now owns 240,806 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $11,544,000 after purchasing an additional 19,995 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in KBR by 105.3% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 120,842 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $5,715,000 after buying an additional 61,983 shares during the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of KBR during the third quarter valued at approximately $33,666,000. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH lifted its position in shares of KBR by 38.9% in the third quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 535,236 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $25,311,000 after acquiring an additional 149,900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in KBR by 8.1% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 4,090,874 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $196,116,000 after purchasing an additional 308,268 shares during the last quarter. 97.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.