Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for KBR Q1 Earnings

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of KBR in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 26th. DA Davidson analyst B. Thielman expects that the construction company will earn $0.87 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $84.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for KBR’s current full-year earnings is $3.26 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for KBR’s FY2025 earnings at $3.83 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.38 EPS.

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

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Citigroup dropped their price objective on KBR from $82.00 to $76.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. KeyCorp dropped their price target on KBR from $70.00 to $67.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of KBR from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of KBR from $75.00 to $64.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of KBR from $72.00 to $64.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $75.88.

KBR Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of KBR stock opened at $47.89 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $55.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.38 billion, a PE ratio of 20.12, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.83. KBR has a 52-week low of $47.16 and a 52-week high of $72.60.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On KBR

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. True Wealth Design LLC bought a new position in shares of KBR in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in KBR by 49.2% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 531 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the period. LRI Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of KBR in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of KBR in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new position in shares of KBR in the 4th quarter worth approximately $68,000. 97.02% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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 paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. This is an increase from KBR’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.38%. KBR’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.57%.

About KBR

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.