KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the eight ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $46.6667.

Several research firms have recently issued reports on KBR. UBS Group raised their price target on KBR from $36.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of KBR in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Citigroup reduced their target price on KBR from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 31st. Bank of America lowered their price target on KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of KBR from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st.

KBR Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSE KBR opened at $37.52 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $36.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $36.53. KBR has a fifty-two week low of $29.94 and a fifty-two week high of $52.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

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

KBR Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. KBR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.88%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KBR

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Amundi increased its position in shares of KBR by 422.3% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 676,464 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $23,358,000 after buying an additional 546,940 shares in the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al bought a new position in KBR during the second quarter worth about $2,714,000. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in KBR by 3,256.0% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 5,023,839 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $173,473,000 after acquiring an additional 4,874,141 shares in the last quarter. AlphaGrep UK Ltd acquired a new position in KBR in the second quarter valued at about $538,000. Finally, Nykredit A S bought a new stake in shares of KBR in the second quarter worth about $127,000. 97.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.