KBR (KBR) Competitors $52.10 -3.23 (-5.83%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$51.65 -0.45 (-0.86%) As of 07:02 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KBR vs. EME, FIX, ACM, MTZ, FLR, STRL, DY, PRIM, GVA, and MYRGShould you be buying KBR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KBR include EMCOR Group (EME), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), AECOM (ACM), MasTec (MTZ), Fluor (FLR), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), Dycom Industries (DY), Primoris Services (PRIM), Granite Construction (GVA), and MYR Group (MYRG). These companies are all part of the "construction & engineering" industry. KBR vs. EMCOR Group Comfort Systems USA AECOM MasTec Fluor Sterling Infrastructure Dycom Industries Primoris Services Granite Construction MYR Group EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) and KBR (NYSE:KBR) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation. Is EME or KBR a better dividend stock? EMCOR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. KBR pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. EMCOR Group pays out 4.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KBR pays out 22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. EMCOR Group has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and KBR has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. KBR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer EME or KBR? In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 6 more articles in the media than KBR. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for EMCOR Group and 19 mentions for KBR. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat KBR's score of 1.14 indicating that EMCOR Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment EMCOR Group 22 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive KBR 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is EME or KBR more profitable? EMCOR Group has a net margin of 6.51% compared to KBR's net margin of 4.35%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 34.99% beat KBR's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets EMCOR Group6.51% 34.99% 13.38% KBR 4.35%28.87%6.98% Do analysts prefer EME or KBR? EMCOR Group currently has a consensus price target of $494.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.52%. KBR has a consensus price target of $68.86, indicating a potential upside of 32.16%. Given KBR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe KBR is more favorable than EMCOR Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score EMCOR Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50KBR 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has more risk and volatility, EME or KBR? EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KBR has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EME or KBR? 92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of KBR shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of KBR shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EME or KBR? EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than KBR. KBR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EMCOR Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEMCOR Group$15.00B1.39$632.99M$22.6320.51KBR$7.98B0.85-$265M$2.9917.43 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EME or KBR? KBR received 277 more outperform votes than EMCOR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.06% of users gave KBR an outperform vote while only 64.51% of users gave EMCOR Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEMCOR GroupOutperform Votes28964.51% Underperform Votes15935.49% KBROutperform Votes56667.06% Underperform Votes27832.94% SummaryEMCOR Group beats KBR on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get KBR News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KBR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KBR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKBRHeavy construction, except building construction IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.76B$17.98B$8.72B$19.38BDividend Yield1.19%1.44%2.05%3.84%P/E Ratio21.8919.4016.6034.23Price / Sales0.851.2471.5634.85Price / Cash13.6513.3821.3017.51Price / Book5.053.014.564.69Net Income-$265M$821.36M$557.33M$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.21%-1.24%-1.67%-1.34%1 Month Performance4.04%17.78%10.25%9.79%1 Year Performance-21.73%7.46%84.19%3.27% KBR Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KBRKBR4.7408 of 5 stars$52.10-5.8%$68.86+32.2%-21.7%$7.18B$7.98B21.8930,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeEMEEMCOR Group2.7273 of 5 stars$457.85+4.2%$494.50+8.0%+19.6%$20.49B$15.00B23.2535,500Positive NewsFIXComfort Systems USA4.5984 of 5 stars$452.72+4.1%$517.60+14.3%+42.2%$15.97B$7.32B30.9914,100Positive NewsACMAECOM4.6076 of 5 stars$106.55+1.8%$119.00+11.7%+19.2%$14.10B$16.05B30.2750,000Positive NewsMTZMasTec3.3879 of 5 stars$152.84+3.1%$160.33+4.9%+42.7%$12.06B$12.46B136.4630,000Positive NewsFLRFluor4.4284 of 5 stars$37.49+4.5%$45.43+21.2%-7.2%$6.17B$16.56B3.0839,600Positive NewsSTRLSterling Infrastructure1.1555 of 5 stars$183.27+3.1%$185.00+0.9%+39.5%$5.57B$2.11B30.963,200News CoveragePositive NewsDYDycom Industries3.4748 of 5 stars$192.65+2.2%$200.22+3.9%+45.1%$5.54B$4.70B25.3515,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpPRIMPrimoris Services4.2087 of 5 stars$70.89+3.8%$85.75+21.0%+42.5%$3.83B$6.60B23.4712,800Positive NewsGVAGranite Construction1.3069 of 5 stars$83.99+1.8%$76.00-9.5%+37.1%$3.67B$4.03B34.013,800Positive NewsMYRGMYR Group2.5849 of 5 stars$159.79+2.7%$149.40-6.5%+1.9%$2.48B$3.38B69.788,500Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EMCOR Group Alternatives Comfort Systems USA Alternatives AECOM Alternatives MasTec Alternatives Fluor Alternatives Sterling Infrastructure Alternatives Dycom Industries Alternatives Primoris Services Alternatives Granite Construction Alternatives MYR Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KBR) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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