Aristotle Capital Boston LLC Has $18.84 Million Holdings in KBR, Inc. $KBR

Aristotle Capital Boston LLC raised its position in KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) by 3.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 468,753 shares of the construction company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,620 shares during the period. Aristotle Capital Boston LLC’s holdings in KBR were worth $18,844,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in KBR by 89.8% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 611 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 289 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in KBR by 432.5% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 607 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 493 shares during the period. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in KBR in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its stake in KBR by 101,600.0% in 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 acquiring an additional 1,016 shares during the period. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in KBR in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.02% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on KBR. Citigroup reduced their price objective on KBR from $53.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings cut KBR from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 13th. Zacks Research upgraded KBR from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered KBR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, March 1st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $53.25.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other KBR news, Director Thaer Lewis Von purchased 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $30.77 per share, for a total transaction of $92,310.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 10,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $318,715.66. The trade was a 40.77% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Jack B. Moore bought 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $31.44 per share, for a total transaction of $125,760.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 54,352 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,708,826.88. This trade represents a 7.94% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 29,875 shares of company stock valued at $945,160. 1.15% of the stock is owned by insiders.

KBR Stock Performance

Shares of KBR stock opened at $33.99 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $34.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $38.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.44. KBR, Inc. has a 12 month low of $29.94 and a 12 month high of $53.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The construction company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.88 billion. KBR had a return on equity of 33.92% and a net margin of 5.21%.KBR’s quarterly revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.01 earnings per share. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that KBR, Inc. will post 3.96 EPS for the current year.

KBR Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. KBR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.09%.

KBR 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.