KBR (NYSE:KBR) Sets New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) hit a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $30.67 and last traded at $31.2750, with a volume of 147924 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $32.08.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KBR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of KBR from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of KBR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 1st. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of KBR from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of KBR from $53.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $55.44.

KBR Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.44. The company has a market cap of $3.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.47.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The construction company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.92 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.88 billion. KBR had a return on equity of 33.92% and a net margin of 5.21%.The company’s revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.01 earnings per share. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that KBR, Inc. will post 4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th were given a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 13th. KBR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.09%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KBR

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings 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 worth $25,000 after buying an additional 289 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in KBR by 207.8% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 594 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 401 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in KBR by 432.5% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 607 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 493 shares during the period. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of KBR in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Anchor Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of KBR by 27.5% in the first quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 1,275 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.02% of the company’s stock.

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.