Zacks Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for KBR

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) – Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for KBR in a research report issued on Monday, March 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the construction company will post earnings per share of $0.89 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.87. The consensus estimate for KBR’s current full-year earnings is $3.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for KBR’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.85 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.22 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.43 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.89 EPS.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The construction company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $2.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2 billion. KBR had a return on equity of 28.87% and a net margin of 4.35%.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on KBR. KeyCorp reduced their price objective on shares of KBR from $70.00 to $67.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. TD Cowen reduced their target price on shares of KBR from $72.00 to $64.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $84.00 price target on shares of KBR in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on KBR from $75.00 to $64.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Citigroup cut their target price on KBR from $82.00 to $76.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, KBR presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $75.88.

KBR Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE KBR opened at $50.94 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $53.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $59.93. The firm has a market cap of $6.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.40, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.86. KBR has a 1 year low of $47.16 and a 1 year high of $72.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Boston Partners boosted its stake in shares of KBR by 12,326.4% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 3,242,416 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $188,098,000 after buying an additional 3,216,323 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in KBR in the fourth quarter valued at about $104,033,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in KBR by 87.2% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,805,163 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $162,503,000 after purchasing an additional 1,307,033 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of KBR by 240.2% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,653,299 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $95,776,000 after purchasing an additional 1,167,282 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of KBR by 444.8% during the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,247,506 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $72,268,000 after buying an additional 1,018,539 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.02% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Gregory Sean Conlon sold 19,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total value of $961,210.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 63,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,214,134.47. This represents a 23.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 1.08% of the company’s stock.

KBR Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.30%. This is a positive change from KBR’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. KBR’s payout ratio is presently 23.57%.

KBR Company Profile

KBR, Inc provides scientific, technology, and engineering solutions to governments and commercial customers worldwide. It operates through Government Solutions and Sustainable Technology Solutions segments. The Government Solutions segment offers life-cycle support solutions to defense, intelligence, space, aviation, and other programs and missions for military and other government agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.