KBR (NYSE:KBR – Get Free Report) is one of 203 public companies in the “Professional Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare KBR to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares KBR and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| KBR | $7.82 billion | $415.00 million | 11.22 |
| KBR Competitors | $3.39 billion | $228.39 million | 32.87 |
KBR has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. KBR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for KBR and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| KBR | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.38 |
| KBR Competitors | 1591 | 6477 | 9184 | 432 | 2.48 |
KBR presently has a consensus price target of $44.83, indicating a potential upside of 14.80%. As a group, “Professional Services” companies have a potential upside of 27.02%. Given KBR’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe KBR has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Dividends
KBR pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. KBR pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Professional Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out -139.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. KBR has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. KBR lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
97.0% of KBR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of KBR shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
KBR has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KBR’s peers have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares KBR and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| KBR | 5.65% | 31.66% | 7.67% |
| KBR Competitors | 0.21% | 36.55% | 4.39% |
Summary
KBR peers beat KBR on 10 of the 15 factors compared.
About KBR
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.
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