KBR (NYSE:KBR) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

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KBR (NYSE:KBR - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.780-3.88 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.820. The company issued revenue guidance of $7.9 billion-$8.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.6 billion.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of KBR from $70.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. UBS Group lowered shares of KBR from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $66.00 to $54.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. DA Davidson dropped their price target on shares of KBR from $72.00 to $65.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of KBR from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $55.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of KBR from $78.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $63.75.

KBR Stock Performance

KBR traded up $0.78 during trading on Monday, hitting $47.27. The stock had a trading volume of 161,858 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,537,906. The firm has a market cap of $6.09 billion, a PE ratio of 17.12, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.76. KBR has a 12 month low of $43.89 and a 12 month high of $72.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $51.18.

KBR (NYSE:KBR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The construction company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.95 billion for 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.83 EPS. Analysts expect that KBR will post 3.26 EPS for the current year.

KBR Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th were issued a $0.165 dividend. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 13th. KBR's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.91%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Stuart Bradie sold 20,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.81, for a total transaction of $1,056,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 802,361 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,372,684.41. The trade was a 2.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.11% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in KBR. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in shares of KBR by 11.2% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 81,779 shares of the construction company's stock worth $4,073,000 after purchasing an additional 8,243 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of KBR by 50.8% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 627,321 shares of the construction company's stock worth $31,247,000 after purchasing an additional 211,311 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in shares of KBR during the 1st quarter worth about $349,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in shares of KBR by 6.4% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 395,574 shares of the construction company's stock worth $19,704,000 after purchasing an additional 23,738 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.02% 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.