Brokers Issue Forecasts for KBR's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:KBR)

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for KBR in a report released on Tuesday, May 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the construction company will earn $0.87 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.93. The consensus estimate for KBR's current full-year earnings is $3.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for KBR's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.02 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.04 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.29 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.07 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.71 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on KBR. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of KBR from $77.00 to $69.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of KBR from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $55.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Tuesday. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of KBR from $70.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, KeyCorp increased 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, May 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $67.57.

KBR Stock Performance

NYSE KBR traded up $0.76 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $52.19. 1,445,305 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,340,126. The business's 50 day moving average is $51.89 and its 200-day moving average is $54.44. KBR has a 1 year low of $43.89 and a 1 year high of $72.60. The company has a market capitalization of $6.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.07.

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

Institutional Trading of KBR

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KBR. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of KBR by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,790,454 shares of the construction company's stock worth $740,951,000 after buying an additional 68,588 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Boston Partners lifted its stake in shares of KBR by 35.2% in the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,384,527 shares of the construction company's stock worth $218,648,000 after buying an additional 1,142,111 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in shares of KBR by 18.7% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,868,418 shares of the construction company's stock worth $166,167,000 after buying an additional 451,887 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in shares of KBR by 87.2% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,805,163 shares of the construction company's stock worth $162,503,000 after buying an additional 1,307,033 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.02% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Gregory Sean Conlon sold 19,000 shares of KBR stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total value of $961,210.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 63,533 shares in the company, valued at $3,214,134.47. This trade represents a 23.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 1.11% of the company's stock.

KBR Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be given a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.26%. KBR's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.07%.

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.