KBR (NYSE:KBR) Director Purchases $92,310.00 in Stock

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) Director Thaer Lewis Von purchased 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $30.77 per share, for a total transaction of $92,310.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 10,358 shares in the company, valued at approximately $318,715.66. The trade was a 40.77% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

KBR Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of KBR stock opened at $29.99 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $36.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.80 billion, a PE ratio of 9.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.47. KBR, Inc. has a 1-year low of $29.94 and a 1-year high of $56.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 1.16.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The construction company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.88 billion. KBR had a net margin of 5.21% and a return on equity of 33.92%. The company’s revenue was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.01 EPS. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that KBR, Inc. will post 4 earnings per share for the current year.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. KBR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.09%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on KBR. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of KBR from $53.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of KBR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 1st. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of KBR from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of KBR from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Five equities 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $55.44.

Institutional Trading of KBR

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in KBR by 89.8% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 611 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in KBR by 207.8% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 594 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 401 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in KBR by 432.5% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 607 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 493 shares in the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in KBR in the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in KBR by 27.5% in the 1st quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 1,275 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.02% of the company’s stock.

Key KBR News

Here are the key news stories impacting KBR this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KBR’s CFO, Shad E. Evans, bought 8,375 shares, and director Thaer Lewis Von bought 3,000 shares. Multiple insider purchases can signal management confidence that the stock is undervalued. SEC filing for CFO purchase SEC filing for director purchase
• Positive Sentiment: The company declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.165 per share, which can appeal to income-focused investors and suggests continued capital returns to shareholders. KBR Dividend Declaration
• Positive Sentiment: A new article highlighted Japan’s first green ammonia plant based on KBR’s K-GreeN process becoming fully operational, underscoring the company’s technology relevance and potential project momentum. Japan green ammonia plant article
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage around KBR’s Q1 earnings call focused on analyst questions, suggesting investors are still evaluating execution, margins, and guidance rather than reacting to a fresh operating update. Top 5 Analyst Questions From KBR’s Q1 Earnings Call
• Negative Sentiment: Despite insider buying and the dividend, KBR has also seen heavy institutional selling in recent quarters and revenue declines in Q4 2025, which may help explain why the stock has been weak overall.

About KBR

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.