KBR, Inc. $KBR is Charter Oak Advisors LP's 8th Largest Position

Key Points

• Charter Oak Advisors cut its KBR stake by 63% in Q3, selling 155,980 shares and leaving 91,551 shares (about $4.33M), with institutional investors owning roughly 97.02% of KBR.
• KBR beat quarterly EPS but saw revenue decline and issued guidance: the company reported $0.99 EPS versus $0.95 expected while revenue fell 10.6% YoY to $1.89B, and it set FY2026 guidance of 3.870–4.220 EPS (analysts expect ~3.26 for the current year).
• Dividend and analyst stance: KBR declared a $0.165 quarterly dividend (annualized $0.66, 1.7% yield), and analysts hold a consensus "Hold" rating with an average price target of $57 amid mixed individual ratings.

Charter Oak Advisors LP cut its position in KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR - Free Report) by 63.0% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 91,551 shares of the construction company's stock after selling 155,980 shares during the period. KBR accounts for 1.6% of Charter Oak Advisors LP's investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Charter Oak Advisors LP owned approximately 0.07% of KBR worth $4,329,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in KBR by 6.4% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 4,785 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $227,000 after buying an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of KBR by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 4,955 shares of the construction company's stock worth $234,000 after acquiring an additional 337 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in KBR by 207.8% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 594 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 401 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in KBR by 1.2% in the second quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 42,171 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $2,022,000 after purchasing an additional 481 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in KBR by 432.5% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 607 shares of the construction company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 493 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.02% of the company's stock.

KBR Stock Down 1.6%

KBR stock opened at $39.34 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $42.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $43.97. KBR, Inc. has a twelve month low of $38.27 and a twelve month high of $56.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.26, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68.

KBR (NYSE:KBR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.04. KBR had a return on equity of 35.22% and a net margin of 5.30%.The business had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.91 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.91 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 10.6% 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 expect that KBR, Inc. will post 3.26 earnings per share for the current year.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.165 dividend. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. KBR's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.56%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on KBR. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of KBR from $55.00 to $45.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Truist Financial cut their target price on KBR from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Oppenheimer started coverage on KBR in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup cut their price target on KBR from $57.00 to $53.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded KBR from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, March 1st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $57.00.

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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