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

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eleven analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $53.25.

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of KBR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note 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. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of KBR from $42.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of KBR from $53.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 13th.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Carlos A. Sabater purchased 14,500 shares of KBR stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $32.47 per share, with a total value of $470,815.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 35,705 shares in the company, valued at $1,159,341.35. This represents a 68.38% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Thaer Lewis Von bought 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of $30.77 per share, with a total value of $92,310.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 10,358 shares in the company, valued at $318,715.66. The trade was a 40.77% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders bought a total of 29,875 shares of company stock worth $945,160 in the last 90 days. 1.15% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of KBR

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KBR. Royal Bank of Canada increased 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 during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 211,311 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of KBR during the first quarter worth $349,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its position in shares of KBR by 6.4% during 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 worth $19,704,000 after acquiring an additional 23,738 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in shares of KBR by 97.1% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 46,592 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $2,234,000 after acquiring an additional 22,957 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.02% of the company’s stock.

KBR Trading Down 3.0%

KBR opened at $33.99 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.16. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $34.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $38.98. KBR has a 1-year low of $29.94 and a 1-year high of $53.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.44.

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

KBR Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. KBR’s payout ratio is presently 21.09%.

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.