KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the eleven ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $57.00.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on KBR shares. Bank of America lowered their price target on KBR from $55.00 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Weiss Ratings cut KBR from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on KBR from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Wall Street Zen lowered KBR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, March 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on KBR in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $45.00 price target on the stock.

Institutional Trading of KBR

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in KBR in the 4th quarter valued at $452,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in shares of KBR by 484.5% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 97,359 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $3,936,000 after purchasing an additional 80,701 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its position in shares of KBR by 88.9% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,921 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $77,000 after buying an additional 904 shares during the last quarter. MidFirst Bank bought a new stake in shares of KBR in the fourth quarter valued at about $146,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of KBR by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,736,873 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $230,622,000 after buying an additional 192,383 shares during the period. 97.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

KBR Price Performance

Shares of KBR stock opened at $39.34 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.26, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.50. KBR has a 1-year low of $38.27 and a 1-year high of $56.78.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.91 billion. KBR had a net margin of 5.30% and a return on equity of 35.22%. KBR’s revenue was down 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that KBR will post 3.26 earnings per share for the current year.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. KBR’s payout ratio is 20.56%.

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.