Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for KBR FY2028 Earnings

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) – Zacks Research boosted their FY2028 earnings per share estimates for KBR in a research report issued on Monday, April 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the construction company will post earnings per share of $4.81 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.80. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for KBR’s current full-year earnings is $3.26 per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on KBR. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Wall Street Zen cut KBR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 1st. Weiss Ratings cut KBR from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Citigroup cut their target price on KBR from $57.00 to $53.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their target price on KBR from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, KBR presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $56.50.

KBR Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:KBR opened at $36.90 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.49, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68. KBR has a 12-month low of $35.62 and a 12-month high of $56.78. The business’s 50 day moving average is $39.42 and its 200 day moving average is $41.80.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.91 billion. KBR had a return on equity of 35.22% and a net margin of 5.30%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS.

KBR Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. KBR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.56%.

Institutional Trading of KBR

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in KBR by 484.5% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 97,359 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $3,936,000 after acquiring an additional 80,701 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in KBR by 50.4% during the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 2,914 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $117,000 after acquiring an additional 976 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in KBR during the fourth quarter worth $452,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its holdings in KBR by 88.9% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,921 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 904 shares during the period. Finally, MidFirst Bank bought a new stake in KBR during the fourth quarter worth $146,000. 97.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

KBR Company Profile

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.