KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have given a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $57.00.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on KBR. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on KBR in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $45.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded KBR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, March 1st. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of KBR from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Bank of America reduced their target price on shares of KBR from $55.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of KBR from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 19th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KBR

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of KBR during the 4th quarter worth about $452,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in shares of KBR by 484.5% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 97,359 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $3,936,000 after acquiring an additional 80,701 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its stake in shares of KBR by 88.9% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,921 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $77,000 after acquiring an additional 904 shares in the last quarter. MidFirst Bank acquired a new stake in KBR in the 4th quarter worth approximately $146,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in KBR by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,736,873 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $230,622,000 after purchasing an additional 192,383 shares during the last quarter. 97.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

KBR Trading Down 1.6%

KBR stock opened at $39.34 on Tuesday. KBR has a 12 month low of $38.27 and a 12 month high of $56.78. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68. The stock has a market cap of $4.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.50. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $42.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $43.97.

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

KBR Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. KBR’s dividend payout ratio 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.