KBR (KBR) to Release Earnings on Tuesday

KBR (NYSE:KBR - Get Free Report) is anticipated to release its Q1 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Tuesday, May 6th. Analysts expect KBR to post earnings of $0.88 per share and revenue of $2.09 billion for the quarter. KBR has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.710-3.950 EPS.

KBR (NYSE:KBR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The construction company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $2.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2 billion. KBR had a return on equity of 28.87% and a net margin of 4.35%. On average, analysts expect KBR to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

KBR Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE KBR traded down $0.26 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $52.55. 1,028,788 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,296,732. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $50.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $56.77. KBR has a twelve month low of $43.89 and a twelve month high of $72.60. The firm has a market cap of $6.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.08, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.73.

KBR Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a $0.165 dividend. This is a boost from KBR's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.26%. KBR's payout ratio is presently 23.57%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KBR has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of KBR from $70.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of KBR from $75.00 to $64.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on KBR from $77.00 to $69.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 25th. KeyCorp cut their target price on KBR from $67.00 to $59.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price target on shares of KBR from $72.00 to $64.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $70.25.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Gregory Sean Conlon sold 19,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total transaction of $961,210.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 1.11% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.