UBS Group AG lowered its stake in shares of KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR – Free Report) by 32.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 352,719 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 167,868 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG owned about 0.28% of KBR worth $14,179,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Copeland Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in KBR by 84.3% in the 4th quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 1,311,730 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $52,732,000 after buying an additional 599,823 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp increased its holdings in KBR by 2,188.1% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 691,634 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $27,804,000 after buying an additional 661,406 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its holdings in KBR by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 40,100 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,612,000 after buying an additional 2,447 shares during the period. Lecap Asset Management Ltd. increased its holdings in KBR by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Lecap Asset Management Ltd. now owns 22,037 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $886,000 after buying an additional 1,628 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in KBR by 89.8% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 611 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 289 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.02% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
KBR has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of KBR from $53.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 13th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of KBR from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, March 27th. Zacks Research raised shares of KBR from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. 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 given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, KBR currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $55.44.
KBR Stock Down 4.7%
KBR opened at $30.57 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $36.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.16. KBR, Inc. has a twelve month low of $30.42 and a twelve month high of $56.40. The firm has a market cap of $3.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.77, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.47.
KBR (NYSE:KBR – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The construction company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) 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 the consensus estimate of $1.88 billion. KBR had a net margin of 5.21% and a return on equity of 33.92%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.01 EPS. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that KBR, Inc. will post 4 EPS for the current fiscal year.
KBR Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th were given a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. KBR’s dividend payout ratio is 21.09%.
KBR Profile
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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