KBR (KBR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Its services cover research and development, advanced prototyping, acquisition support, systems engineering, cyber analytics, space domain awareness, test and evaluation, systems integration and program management, global supply chain management, and operations readiness and support, as well as command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services. This segment also provides various professional advisory services to the defense, renewable energy, and critical infrastructure sectors. The Sustainable Technology Solutions segment operates portfolio of various proprietary process technologies for ammonia/syngas, chemical/petrochemicals, clean refining, and circular process/circular economy solutions. This segment also provides synergistic services, including advisory and consulting focused on broad-based energy transition and net-zero carbon emission solutions; high-end engineering, design and program management centered around decarbonization, energy efficiency, environmental impact and asset optimization; and digitally-enabled operating and monitoring solutions. KBR, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $60.49 to $62.01
• 50-Day Range: $58.02 to $72.02
• 52-Week Range: $50.45 to $72.60
• Volume: 2.42 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.19 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.23 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.95
• Dividend Yield: 0.97%
• Price Target: $81.14
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

KBR Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KBR scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 6th out of 101 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

KBR has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

KBR has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.04%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KBR are expected to grow by 18.04% in the coming year, from $3.27 to $3.86 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of KBR is 25.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of KBR is 25.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 30.66.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

KBR has a PEG Ratio of 1.16. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

KBR has a P/B Ratio of 5.44. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.86% of the float of KBR has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

KBR has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KBR has recently increased by 34.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

KBR pays a meaningful dividend of 1.03%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

KBR does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of KBR is 25.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, KBR will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.54% next year. This indicates that KBR will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.86% of the float of KBR has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

KBR has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KBR has recently increased by 34.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.97

News Sentiment

KBR has a news sentiment score of 0.97. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for KBR this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for KBR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added KBR to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, KBR insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.08% of the stock of KBR is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.02% of the stock of KBR is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KBR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KBR shares performed this year?

KBR's stock was trading at $55.41 at the start of the year. Since then, KBR stock has increased by 11.5% and is now trading at $61.77.
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How were KBR's earnings last quarter?

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The construction company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.84. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Does KBR have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of KBR: Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited, Harmonic Limited, Centauri Holdings Platform LLC, RRT Global, Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT), Sigma Bravo Pty Ltd, Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., and others.

Who are KBR's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of KBR include FMR LLC (14.98%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.34%), State Street Corp (3.01%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.66%). Insiders that own company stock include Stuart Bradie, Mark W Sopp, Jalal Ibrahim, Lester L Lyles, William Byron Jr Bright, Gregory Sean Conlon, Ann Darlene Pickard, Jennifer Myles, Douglas Nick Kelly, Sonia Galindo and Andrew Barrie.
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How do I buy shares of KBR?

Shares of KBR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of KBR own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that KBR investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/16/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/23/2024
• Today: 11/22/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/15 Dividend: 12/13/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/18/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: Heavy construction, except building construction - contractors
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KBR
• CUSIP: 48242W10
• CIK: 1357615
• Web: www.kbr.com
• Phone: (713) 753-2000
• Fax: 713-753-5353
• Employees: 34,000
• Year Founded: 1919

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $81.14
• High Stock Price Target: $90.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $72.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.89
• P/E Growth: 1.16
• Net Income: $-265,000,000.00
• Net Margins: 4.35%
• Pretax Margin: 6.22%
• Return on Equity: 28.87%
• Return on Assets: 6.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.69
• Current Ratio: 1.07
• Quick Ratio: 1.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.18
• Cash Flow: $3.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.68
• Book Value: $11.36 per share
• Price / Book: 5.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 133,240,000
• Free Float: 131,803,000
• Market Cap: $8.23 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89