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KBR (KBR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$51.00 -0.28 (-0.54%)
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About KBR Stock (NYSE:KBR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$51.12
$51.44
50-Day Range
$45.51
$51.68
52-Week Range
$43.89
$72.60
Volume
22,274 shs
Average Volume
1.52 million shs
Market Capitalization
$6.57 billion
P/E Ratio
18.48
Dividend Yield
1.29%
Price Target
$62.78
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

KBR Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

KBR MarketRank™: 

KBR scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 12th out of 105 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    KBR has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    KBR has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about KBR's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for KBR are expected to grow by 17.48% in the coming year, from $3.26 to $3.83 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of KBR is 18.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.74.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of KBR is 18.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 16.14.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    KBR has a PEG Ratio of 1.03. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    KBR has a P/B Ratio of 4.43. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about KBR's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.00% of the float of KBR has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    KBR has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in KBR has recently decreased by 5.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    KBR pays a meaningful dividend of 1.28%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    KBR has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of KBR is 23.91%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, KBR will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.23% next year. This indicates that KBR will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about KBR's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.00% of the float of KBR has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    KBR has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in KBR has recently decreased by 5.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    KBR has a news sentiment score of 0.78. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 1.10 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for KBR this week, compared to 22 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 4 people have searched for KBR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added KBR to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, KBR insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,056,200.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.11% of the stock of KBR is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    97.02% of the stock of KBR is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about KBR's insider trading history.
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KBR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

KBR's stock was trading at $57.93 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, KBR stock has decreased by 11.6% and is now trading at $51.2270.

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) posted 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 business's revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of KBR: Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited, Harmonic Limited, Centauri Holdings Platform LLC, RRT Global, Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT), Sigma Bravo Pty Ltd, Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., and others.

Top institutional shareholders of KBR include Boston Partners (4.27%), Boston Partners (4.24%), Invesco Ltd. (4.24%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Stuart Bradie, Mark W Sopp, Jalal Ibrahim, Gregory Sean Conlon, Lester L Lyles, William Byron Jr Bright, Jennifer Myles, Douglas Nick Kelly and Sonia Galindo.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of KBR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that KBR investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/15 Dividend
6/13/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend
6/13/2025
Dividend Payable
7/15/2025
Last Earnings
7/31/2025
Today
8/29/2025
Record date for 10/15 Dividend
9/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend
9/15/2025
Dividend Payable
10/15/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/22/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
ENGINRG/R&D SVS
Sub-Industry
Construction & Engineering
Current Symbol
NYSE:KBR
CIK
1357615
Employees
10,000
Year Founded
1919

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$80.00
Low Price Target
$54.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+23.1%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.44
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.76
Trailing P/E Ratio
18.48
Forward P/E Ratio
15.64
P/E Growth
1.03
Net Income
$375 million
Net Margins
4.52%
Pretax Margin
6.66%
Return on Equity
33.65%
Return on Assets
7.33%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.73
Current Ratio
1.13
Quick Ratio
1.13

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$7.74 billion
Price / Sales
0.85
Cash Flow
$4.51 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.30
Book Value
$11.56 per share
Price / Book
4.41

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
128,840,000
Free Float
127,412,000
Market Cap
$6.57 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.76

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This page (NYSE:KBR) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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