KBR (NYSE:KBR) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.03 EPS

Key Points

• KBR reported a quarterly earnings per share of $0.91, exceeding expectations by $0.03, while revenue was $1.95 billion, below the anticipated $2.10 billion.
• The company's net margin stands at 4.52%, with a return on equity of 33.65%, showing an improvement from last year’s EPS of $0.83.
• KBR declared a quarterly dividend of $0.165 per share, translating to an annualized dividend yield of 1.4% and a payout ratio of 22.07%.

KBR (NYSE:KBR - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The construction company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.03, Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.10 billion. KBR had a net margin of 4.52% and a return on equity of 33.65%. The company's revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.83 EPS. KBR updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.780-3.88 EPS.

KBR Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE KBR traded down $0.26 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $46.48. The stock had a trading volume of 2,488,669 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,391,024. The business's fifty day moving average is $49.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $51.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The company has a market cap of $6.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.84, a PEG ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 0.76. KBR has a twelve month low of $43.89 and a twelve month high of $72.60.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th were issued a dividend of $0.165 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 13th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. KBR's payout ratio is 22.07%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. DA Davidson dropped their price objective on shares of KBR from $72.00 to $65.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. KeyCorp cut shares of KBR from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of KBR from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of KBR from $77.00 to $69.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of KBR from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $55.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, May 27th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $63.75.

Insider Activity at KBR

In other KBR news, CEO Stuart Bradie sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.81, for a total value of $1,056,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 802,361 shares in the company, valued at $42,372,684.41. This represents a 2.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.11% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of KBR

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in KBR. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in KBR in the first quarter valued at about $349,000. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in KBR by 11.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 81,779 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $4,073,000 after acquiring an additional 8,243 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in KBR by 6.4% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 395,574 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $19,704,000 after acquiring an additional 23,738 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in KBR by 50.8% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 627,321 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $31,247,000 after acquiring an additional 211,311 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.02% of the company's stock.

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.

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