KBR (NYSE:KBR) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

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KBR (NYSE:KBR - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.780-3.88 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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.

KBR Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of KBR traded down $0.26 during trading on Friday, reaching $46.48. 2,488,669 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,391,024. KBR has a twelve month low of $43.89 and a twelve month high of $72.60. The stock has a market cap of $6.03 billion, a PE ratio of 16.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 0.76. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $51.24. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.73.

KBR (NYSE:KBR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The construction company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.03. KBR had a net margin of 4.52% and a return on equity of 33.65%. The business had revenue of $1.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.10 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.83 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that KBR will post 3.26 earnings per share for the current year.

KBR Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on KBR. KeyCorp lowered shares of KBR from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a research note on Monday, June 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus raised 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. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of KBR from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $55.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, May 27th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of KBR from $77.00 to $69.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of KBR from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, June 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $63.75.

Insider Buying and Selling at KBR

In other news, CEO Stuart Bradie sold 20,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.11% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of KBR

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of KBR by 50.8% in the 1st 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 period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its stake 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. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake 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. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of KBR during the 1st quarter worth $349,000. Hedge funds and other 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.