Copeland Capital Management LLC Purchases 599,823 Shares of KBR, Inc. $KBR

Key Points

• Copeland Capital Management boosted its stake in KBR by 84.3% in Q4, buying 599,823 shares to hold 1,311,730 shares (about 1.03% of the company) valued at roughly $52.7 million.
• Wall Street sentiment is mixed with a consensus rating of Hold and a $56.50 consensus price target, after several firms cut targets—five analysts rate Buy, six Hold and one Sell.
• KBR reported Q4 EPS of $0.99 (beating estimates) on revenue of $1.89 billion (down 10.6% y/y and slightly below expectations), set FY2026 EPS guidance of $3.87–4.22, and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.165 (≈1.9% yield).

Copeland Capital Management LLC lifted its position in KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR - Free Report) by 84.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,311,730 shares of the construction company's stock after acquiring an additional 599,823 shares during the quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC owned approximately 1.03% of KBR worth $52,732,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of KBR by 207.8% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 594 shares of the construction company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 401 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of KBR by 432.5% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 607 shares of the construction company's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 493 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of KBR by 89.8% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 611 shares of the construction company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of KBR in the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its stake in shares of KBR by 101,600.0% in the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,017 shares of the construction company's stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 1,016 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.02% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on KBR. Zacks Research upgraded shares of KBR from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of KBR from $57.00 to $53.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of KBR from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, March 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of KBR from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, KBR presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $56.50.

KBR Price Performance

KBR opened at $35.23 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.97, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.49. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $38.46 and a 200 day moving average of $41.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22. KBR, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $34.87 and a fifty-two week high of $56.78.

KBR (NYSE:KBR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.91 billion. KBR had a net margin of 5.30% and a return on equity of 35.22%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.91 earnings per share. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that KBR, Inc. will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

KBR Announces Dividend

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 1.9%. KBR's dividend payout ratio is presently 20.56%.

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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