KBR, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.17 (NYSE:KBR)

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 19th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of 0.165 per share by the construction company on Wednesday, April 15th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th.

KBR has raised its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 6 consecutive years. KBR has a dividend payout ratio of 15.5% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect KBR to earn $3.83 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.66 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 17.2%.

KBR Trading Down 1.2%

NYSE KBR traded down $0.52 during trading on Friday, hitting $42.51. The stock had a trading volume of 272,355 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,317,487. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.74. The company has a market capitalization of $5.40 billion, a PE ratio of 14.56, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.51. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $42.47 and a 200 day moving average price of $44.78. KBR has a twelve month low of $39.43 and a twelve month high of $56.78.

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.