Equities Analysts Set Expectations for KBR Q2 Earnings

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for KBR in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 8th. DA Davidson analyst B. Thielman expects that the construction company will earn $0.90 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for KBR’s current full-year earnings is $3.26 per share.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Citigroup dropped their price objective on KBR from $77.00 to $69.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 25th. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of KBR from $59.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of KBR from $70.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on KBR from $75.00 to $64.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, KBR has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $68.86.

KBR Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of KBR stock opened at $55.23 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $51.03 and a 200 day moving average of $55.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.07. KBR has a 1-year low of $43.89 and a 1-year high of $72.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.17 billion, a PE ratio of 23.21, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.83.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The construction company reported $0.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.09 billion. KBR had a return on equity of 28.87% and a net margin of 4.35%. KBR’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.77 EPS.

KBR Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.20%. This is a positive change from KBR’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. KBR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.57%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Gregory Sean Conlon sold 19,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total transaction of $961,210.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 63,533 shares in the company, valued at $3,214,134.47. This represents a 23.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.11% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of KBR

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KBR. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in KBR by 49.2% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 531 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of KBR in the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of KBR during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in KBR by 295.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 795 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 594 shares during the period. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in KBR in the first quarter worth approximately $47,000. 97.02% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

KBR Company Profile

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.