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

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eight analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $46.6667.

A number of research firms recently commented on KBR. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of KBR from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of KBR from $36.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of KBR from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised KBR from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday.

KBR Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of KBR stock opened at $36.77 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $36.80 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $36.39. KBR has a 52 week low of $29.94 and a 52 week high of $52.23. The stock has a market cap of $4.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.08, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The construction company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.09. KBR had a return on equity of 32.55% and a net margin of 5.49%.The firm had revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.87 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. Analysts predict that KBR will post 4.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

KBR Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. KBR’s payout ratio is presently 19.88%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KBR. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in KBR by 11.2% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 81,779 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $4,073,000 after purchasing an additional 8,243 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of KBR by 50.8% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 627,321 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $31,247,000 after buying an additional 211,311 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in shares of KBR in the first quarter valued at about $349,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in shares of KBR by 6.4% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 395,574 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $19,704,000 after buying an additional 23,738 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of KBR by 97.1% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 46,592 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $2,234,000 after buying an additional 22,957 shares in the last quarter. 97.02% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.