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

Aristotle Capital Boston LLC boosted its position in KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) by 3.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 468,753 shares of the construction company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,620 shares during the period. Aristotle Capital Boston LLC owned 0.37% of KBR worth $18,844,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in KBR by 89.8% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 611 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in KBR by 432.5% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 607 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 493 shares in the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new position in KBR in the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its holdings in KBR by 101,600.0% in the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,017 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 1,016 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in KBR in the 4th quarter worth about $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.02% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other KBR news, Director Thaer Lewis Von bought 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $30.77 per share, with a total value of $92,310.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 10,358 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $318,715.66. This trade represents a 40.77% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jack B. Moore bought 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $31.44 per share, with a total value of $125,760.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 54,352 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,708,826.88. This trade represents a 7.94% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders acquired 29,875 shares of company stock worth $945,160. Company insiders own 1.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup decreased their price target on KBR from $53.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Zacks Research raised KBR from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 10th. UBS Group decreased their price target on KBR from $42.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut KBR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 1st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $53.25.

KBR Trading Down 3.0%

Shares of KBR stock opened at $33.99 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $4.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.86, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.44. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $34.84 and a 200-day moving average of $38.98. 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, Inc. has a 1-year low of $29.94 and a 1-year high of $53.50.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The construction company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.04. KBR had a return on equity of 33.92% and a net margin of 5.21%.The company had revenue of $1.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.88 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.01 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that KBR, Inc. will post 3.96 earnings per share for the current year.

KBR Dividend Announcement

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

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.