KBR (NYSE:KBR) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

KBR (NYSE:KBR - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.710-3.950 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.810. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.7 billion-$9.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.8 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KBR has been the subject of several research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on KBR from $75.00 to $64.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Truist Financial cut their price target on KBR from $70.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of KBR from $77.00 to $69.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of KBR from $59.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $68.86.

KBR Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of KBR traded up $0.41 during trading on Friday, reaching $55.23. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,306,784 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,320,383. The company has a market cap of $7.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.21, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.83. 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 company has a fifty day moving average of $51.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $55.92. KBR has a twelve month low of $43.89 and a twelve month high of $72.60.

KBR (NYSE:KBR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The construction company reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.09 billion. KBR had a net margin of 4.35% and a return on equity of 28.87%. The firm's revenue was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.77 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that KBR will post 3.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

KBR Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This is an increase from KBR's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. KBR's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.57%.

Insider Transactions at KBR

In other KBR news, insider Gregory Sean Conlon sold 19,000 shares of KBR stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total value 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. The trade was a 23.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 1.11% of the company's stock.

About KBR

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.