KBR (NYSE:KBR) Sets New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) reached a new 52-week low on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $36.26 and last traded at $36.4050, with a volume of 60785 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $36.53.

Trending Headlines about KBR

Here are the key news stories impacting KBR this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KBR announced wins for long‑term global energy contracts that management says improve revenue visibility and backlog, supporting medium‑term cash flow and utilization expectations. KBR Wins Long Term Global Energy Contracts Reshaping Revenue Visibility
• Positive Sentiment: KBR secured a project management and technical services contract for the Zallaf South Refinery in Libya covering the EPC phases over ~50 months — a multi‑year engagement that adds visible, long‑dated backlog and recurring PMC revenues (but note geopolitical execution risk). KBR Awarded Project Management Contract to Support Libya’s Downstream Expansion at Zallaf South Refinery
• Positive Sentiment: KBR opened a Phoenix metrology/training hub to build specialized labor capacity — a move that can improve execution on capital projects and support margins if it reduces schedule slippage and subcontractor costs. Houston giant KBR opens Phoenix training hub as demand for specialized labor surges
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research issued a series of estimate revisions and reiterated a “Strong Sell” stamp: they cut near‑term 2026/2027 quarter estimates (notably Q1 and Q2 2026 and Q1 2027) while raising some later quarter and FY2026 numbers slightly — the mixed tweaks plus the negative rating can pressure sentiment despite contract news. (No direct link provided to the Zacks note in the feed.)

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KBR has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Truist Financial decreased their target price on KBR from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Weiss Ratings raised KBR from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Oppenheimer started coverage on shares of KBR in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $60.00 price objective on the stock. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of KBR from $57.00 to $53.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of KBR from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, KBR presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $57.00.

KBR Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $4.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $41.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $43.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.91 billion. KBR had a return on equity of 35.22% and a net margin of 5.30%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.91 earnings per share. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that KBR, Inc. will post 3.26 earnings per share for the current year.

KBR Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid 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 dividend yield of 1.8%. KBR’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.56%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KBR

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its holdings in KBR by 50.4% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 2,914 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $117,000 after purchasing an additional 976 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in KBR during the fourth quarter worth approximately $452,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in KBR by 484.5% during the fourth 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 boosted its holdings in shares of KBR by 88.9% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,921 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 904 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MidFirst Bank purchased a new stake in shares of KBR during the 4th quarter valued at $146,000. 97.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.