Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA Has $105.46 Million Stake in KBR, Inc. $KBR

Key Points

• Massachusetts Financial Services cut its stake in KBR by 27% in Q4 and now owns 2,623,247 shares (about 2.07% of the company) valued at approximately $105.46 million.
• Analysts are mixed on KBR with an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $56.50, while several firms recently lowered targets or downgraded the stock.
• KBR reported Q4 EPS of $0.99 (beating estimates) but revenue fell 10.6% year‑over‑year; the company set FY2026 guidance of $3.87–$4.22 EPS and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.165 (≈1.8% yield).

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA trimmed its stake in KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR - Free Report) by 27.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,623,247 shares of the construction company's stock after selling 968,940 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA owned about 2.07% of KBR worth $105,455,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in KBR by 207.8% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 594 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 401 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in KBR by 432.5% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 607 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 493 shares during the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new stake in KBR during the third quarter valued at $32,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its position in KBR by 101,600.0% during the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,017 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 1,016 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in KBR by 98.1% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,228 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 608 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.02% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on KBR shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of KBR from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday. Citigroup decreased their price objective 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. Truist Financial reduced their target price on KBR from $62.00 to $50.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 19th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of KBR from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of KBR from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, March 1st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, KBR currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $56.50.

KBR Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of KBR stock opened at $36.90 on Tuesday. 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 52-week low of $35.62 and a 52-week high of $56.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.49, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.49. The company's 50 day moving average price is $39.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $41.80.

KBR (NYSE:KBR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 35.22% and a net margin of 5.30%.The firm's revenue was down 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.91 earnings per share. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that KBR, Inc. will post 3.26 EPS for the current year.

KBR Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. KBR's dividend payout ratio is 20.56%.

KBR Company 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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