KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR – Get Free Report) Director Jack Moore bought 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $31.44 per share, with a total value of $125,760.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 54,352 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,708,826.88. This represents a 7.94% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.
KBR Stock Performance
Shares of KBR stock opened at $33.47 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.69, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $35.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $39.82. KBR, Inc. has a 12 month low of $29.94 and a 12 month high of $54.38.
KBR (NYSE:KBR – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The construction company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.04. KBR had a net margin of 5.21% and a return on equity of 33.92%. The business had revenue of $1.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.88 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.01 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that KBR, Inc. will post 4 EPS for the current year.
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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have commented on KBR. Zacks Research raised KBR from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on KBR from $53.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. UBS Group cut their price objective on KBR from $42.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of KBR from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of KBR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, March 1st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $53.44.
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Institutional Trading of KBR
A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of KBR by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,736,873 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $230,622,000 after purchasing an additional 192,383 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in KBR by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,806,715 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $112,834,000 after purchasing an additional 255,948 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in KBR by 343.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,748,597 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $110,494,000 after purchasing an additional 2,128,895 shares in the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC lifted its stake in KBR by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 2,587,375 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $104,046,000 after buying an additional 284,907 shares during the period. Finally, Snyder Capital Management L P boosted its holdings in shares of KBR by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Snyder Capital Management L P now owns 2,496,913 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $100,376,000 after buying an additional 34,495 shares in the last quarter. 97.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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.
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