KBR, Inc. (KBR) – What Are Investment Firms Saying About This Stock?

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eight analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $45.00.

A number of analysts recently commented on KBR shares. UBS Group raised their price target on KBR from $36.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of KBR from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of KBR from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of KBR from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st.

KBR Trading Up 0.1%

KBR opened at $36.80 on Wednesday. KBR has a one year low of $29.94 and a one year high of $45.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $36.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $35.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.09, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 0.47.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The construction company reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.09. KBR had a return on equity of 32.55% and a net margin of 5.49%. The firm had revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.87 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.91 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. Analysts predict that KBR will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

KBR Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.1650 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 15th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. KBR’s payout ratio is currently 19.88%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KBR

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Anchor Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of KBR by 27.5% in the 1st quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 1,275 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in shares of KBR by 98.2% in the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 789 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 391 shares during the period. State of Michigan Retirement System lifted its stake in shares of KBR by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 30,511 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,125,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of KBR by 48.3% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,570 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 511 shares during the period. Finally, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its position in shares of KBR by 2.8% during the first quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 26,098 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $962,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. 97.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About KBR

KBR, Inc is a global engineering, science and technology company that provides solutions to government and commercial customers. Its services include program management, engineering and integration, consulting, mission operations, logistics, cybersecurity, digital transformation and technical support.

Through its Government Solutions business, KBR supports defense, intelligence, space, civil government and national security programs. The company provides mission support, research and development, systems engineering, training, operations and maintenance services to government agencies and other public-sector customers.

KBR’s Sustainable Technology Solutions business serves energy, chemicals and industrial customers with technology licensing, engineering, project delivery and consulting services.