Deutsche Bank AG Takes $1.60 Million Position in KBR, Inc. $KBR

Key Points

• Deutsche Bank acquired 46,447 KBR shares during the second quarter, valued at approximately $1.60 million. Institutional investors collectively own 97.02% of KBR’s outstanding stock.
• KBR exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.99 in EPS versus the $0.90 consensus estimate and $1.98 billion in revenue, up 1.6% year over year. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $3.87–$4.22.
• KBR declared a quarterly dividend of $0.165 per share, equivalent to a 1.7% yield. Analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating with a $46.67 price target, compared with the stock’s reported price of $38.02.

Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new stake in shares of KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 46,447 shares of the construction company's stock, valued at approximately $1,604,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of KBR by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,736,873 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $230,622,000 after buying an additional 192,383 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of KBR by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,806,715 shares of the construction company's stock worth $112,834,000 after acquiring an additional 255,948 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of KBR by 343.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,748,597 shares of the construction company's stock worth $110,494,000 after acquiring an additional 2,128,895 shares during the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of KBR by 12.4% during the fourth quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 2,587,375 shares of the construction company's stock worth $104,046,000 after acquiring an additional 284,907 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Snyder Capital Management L P boosted its position in KBR by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Snyder Capital Management L P now owns 2,496,913 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $100,376,000 after purchasing an additional 34,495 shares during the last quarter. 97.02% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

KBR Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of KBR stock opened at $38.02 on Friday. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $36.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $36.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.15. KBR, Inc. has a twelve month low of $29.94 and a twelve month high of $52.23. The company has a market capitalization of $4.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.45, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.44.

KBR (NYSE:KBR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The construction company reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.09. KBR had a return on equity of 32.55% and a net margin of 5.49%.The company had revenue of $1.98 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.87 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.91 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that KBR, Inc. will post 4.01 EPS for the current year.

KBR Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. KBR's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 19.88%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen raised KBR from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of KBR in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on KBR from $50.00 to $49.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of KBR from $36.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their target price on shares of KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $46.67.

About KBR

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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