KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) Stock Now Rated “Hold” by Sell-Side Brokerages

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $45.00.

KBR has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded KBR from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. Bank of America reduced their price target on KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Wall Street Zen raised KBR from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Oppenheimer lowered their price objective on KBR from $60.00 to $50.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Finally, Citigroup cut 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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KBR

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of KBR. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new position in KBR in the second quarter valued at $27,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted its position in KBR by 27.5% during the first quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 1,275 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its holdings in KBR by 220.1% during the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 1,479 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 1,017 shares during the period. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. bought a new position in shares of KBR in the 4th quarter worth about $65,000. Finally, BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. bought a new position in shares of KBR in the 2nd quarter worth about $65,000. 97.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

KBR Stock Up 0.1%

NYSE:KBR opened at $35.18 on Friday. KBR has a one year low of $29.94 and a one year high of $48.33. 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 company has a market cap of $4.43 billion, a PE ratio of 10.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.44. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $36.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $35.83.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The construction company reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.98 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.87 billion. KBR had a net margin of 5.49% and a return on equity of 32.55%. The company’s revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.91 EPS. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that KBR will post 4.01 earnings per share for the current year.

KBR Dividend Announcement

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

KBR Company Profile

KBR, Inc (NYSE: KBR) is a global engineering, technology and professional services company serving government and commercial customers. Its services include program management, systems engineering, mission operations, logistics, scientific research, cybersecurity, digital solutions and technical support for complex infrastructure and national security programs.

Through its government solutions business, KBR supports defense, intelligence, space, civil government and other public-sector customers.