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

Shares of KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twelve brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have issued a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $56.50.

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on KBR shares. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of KBR from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of KBR from $57.00 to $53.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Zacks Research raised shares of KBR from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of KBR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 1st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KBR

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of KBR by 89.8% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 611 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of KBR by 207.8% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 594 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 401 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of KBR by 432.5% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 607 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 493 shares during the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of KBR during the third quarter valued at approximately $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 valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 1,016 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.02% of the company’s stock.

KBR Price Performance

KBR stock opened at $36.01 on Wednesday. KBR has a 1 year low of $34.75 and a 1 year high of $56.78. The company has a market cap of $4.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.22, a PEG ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.49. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $38.11 and a 200 day moving average of $40.98. 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 (NYSE:KBR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $0.99 earnings per share (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 company had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.91 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.91 earnings per share. KBR’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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that KBR will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th were paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend 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.