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KBR (KBR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$57.47 -2.01 (-3.38%)
Closing price 01/23/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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About KBR Stock (NYSE:KBR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$57.01
$59.31
50-Day Range
$55.19
$61.77
52-Week Range
$51.60
$72.60
Volume
1.87 million shs
Average Volume
889,448 shs
Market Capitalization
$7.66 billion
P/E Ratio
24.15
Dividend Yield
1.04%
Price Target
$78.86
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

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.

KBR Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

KBR MarketRank™: 

KBR scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 13th out of 101 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about KBR's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for KBR are expected to grow by 17.48% in the coming year, from $3.26 to $3.83 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of KBR is 24.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 107.02.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of KBR is 24.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 23.99.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    KBR has a PEG Ratio of 1.01. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    KBR has a P/B Ratio of 5.57. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about KBR's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.76% 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 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in KBR has recently decreased by 12.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    KBR pays a meaningful dividend of 1.01%, 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 15.67% next year. This indicates that KBR will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about KBR's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.76% 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 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in KBR has recently decreased by 12.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    KBR has a news sentiment score of 0.95. 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for KBR this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for KBR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 4 people have added KBR to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about KBR's insider trading history.
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KBR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

KBR's stock was trading at $57.93 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KBR stock has decreased by 0.8% and is now trading at $57.4690.
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KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The construction company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.84. The business's quarterly revenue was up 10.0% on a year-over-year basis.

KBR subsidiaries include 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.

KBR's top institutional shareholders include Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.61%), Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH (0.42%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.15%) and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.05%). 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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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.

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

Last Earnings
10/23/2024
Ex-Dividend for 1/15 Dividend
12/13/2024
Dividend Payable
1/15/2025
Today
1/24/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
2/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Heavy construction, except building construction - contractors
Sub-Industry
Construction & Engineering
CUSIP
48242W10
Employees
34,000
Year Founded
1919

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$78.86
High Stock Price Target
$90.00
Low Stock Price Target
$64.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+37.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.86
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$-265,000,000.00
Pretax Margin
6.22%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$6.96 billion
Cash Flow
$3.59 per share
Book Value
$10.32 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
131,803,000
Market Cap
$7.66 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.85

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This page (NYSE:KBR) was last updated on 1/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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