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DA Davidson Forecasts KBR's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:KBR)

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Key Points

  • DA Davidson predicts that KBR, Inc. will report Q3 2025 earnings of $0.98 per share, maintaining a "Buy" rating and setting a price target of $65.00 for the stock.
  • Analysts have mixed views on KBR, with Citigroup lowering its price target to $69.00 while Stifel Nicolaus raised it to $80.00, resulting in an average target price of $63.75.
  • KBR recently reported earnings of $0.91 per share for Q2, exceeding estimates, but revenues of $1.95 billion fell short of expectations of $2.10 billion.
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KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of KBR in a research note issued to investors on Friday, August 1st. DA Davidson analyst B. Thielman forecasts that the construction company will post earnings of $0.98 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $65.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for KBR's current full-year earnings is $3.26 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for KBR's FY2025 earnings at $3.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.13 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of KBR from $77.00 to $69.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 25th. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of KBR from $70.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of KBR from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Wall Street Zen cut KBR from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 7th. Finally, KeyCorp downgraded KBR from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $63.75.

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on KBR

KBR Stock Performance

NYSE:KBR opened at $46.48 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $5.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.76. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $49.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $51.18. KBR has a twelve month low of $43.89 and a twelve month high of $72.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73.

KBR (NYSE:KBR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The construction company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.95 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.10 billion. KBR had a return on equity of 33.65% and a net margin of 4.52%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.83 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On KBR

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Boston Partners increased its holdings in shares of KBR by 35.2% during the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,384,527 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $218,648,000 after acquiring an additional 1,142,111 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its stake in KBR by 444.8% during the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,247,506 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $72,268,000 after purchasing an additional 1,018,539 shares in the last quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. increased its stake in KBR by 5,030.1% during the 1st quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 907,002 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $45,178,000 after purchasing an additional 889,322 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in KBR by 16.1% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,925,667 shares of the construction company's stock worth $245,347,000 after buying an additional 683,280 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of KBR in the first quarter worth approximately $31,454,000. 97.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Stuart Bradie sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.81, for a total value of $1,056,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 802,361 shares in the company, valued at $42,372,684.41. This represents a 2.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.11% of the company's stock.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th were issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 13th. KBR's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.91%.

About KBR

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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.

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