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

Shares of KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twelve ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have given a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $57.00.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KBR

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in KBR by 105.3% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 120,842 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $5,715,000 after purchasing an additional 61,983 shares during the last quarter. Moore Capital Management LP bought a new position in KBR during the 3rd quarter worth $16,055,000. Neuberger Berman Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of KBR by 9.1% during the third quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 2,302,468 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $108,850,000 after buying an additional 191,382 shares in the last quarter. HighVista Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of KBR during the third quarter worth $1,679,000. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its position in shares of KBR by 4.7% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,133,428 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $100,890,000 after acquiring an additional 96,188 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.02% of the company’s stock.

KBR Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE KBR opened at $37.67 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.78 billion, a PE ratio of 11.73, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68. KBR has a 12 month low of $35.62 and a 12 month high of $56.78. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $39.98 and a 200-day moving average of $42.19.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last released 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. The company had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.91 billion. KBR had a return on equity of 35.22% and a net margin of 5.30%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.91 EPS. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that KBR will post 3.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

KBR Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders 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 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.