KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $45.00.

Several research firms have recently issued reports on KBR. Wall Street Zen upgraded KBR from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Weiss Ratings raised shares of KBR from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Oppenheimer reduced their price target on shares of KBR from $60.00 to $50.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of KBR from $36.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price objective on KBR from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 31st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KBR

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Tidal Investments LLC increased its stake in KBR by 38.7% during the 2nd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 27,136 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $937,000 after purchasing an additional 7,569 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new position in KBR in the second quarter valued at approximately $81,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its stake in KBR by 17.8% in the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 39,452 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,362,000 after buying an additional 5,971 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of KBR by 98.2% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 789 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 391 shares during the period. Finally, Nykredit A S acquired a new position in shares of KBR in the second quarter valued at approximately $127,000. Institutional investors own 97.02% of the company’s stock.

KBR Stock Down 0.9%

NYSE:KBR opened at $34.49 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52. KBR has a 12-month low of $29.94 and a 12-month high of $48.33. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $36.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $35.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 0.44.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The construction company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $1.98 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.91 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that KBR will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current year.

KBR Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a $0.1650 dividend. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. KBR’s dividend payout ratio is 19.88%.

KBR Company Profile

KBR, Inc is a global technology, engineering, and government services company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company provides solutions for government and commercial customers in areas including defense, space, intelligence, energy, chemicals, infrastructure, and industrial services.

Through its Government Solutions segment, KBR supports defense and intelligence missions, NASA and other space programs, logistics, science and research, cybersecurity, and other critical government operations.