KBR (KBR) Competitors $47.34 +0.23 (+0.48%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$47.33 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 10/3/2025 05:07 PM 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. STRL, DY, EME, HWM, J, LPX, TOL, URI, ACM, and MTZShould you be buying KBR stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KBR include Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), Dycom Industries (DY), EMCOR Group (EME), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), Jacobs Solutions (J), Louisiana-Pacific (LPX), Toll Brothers (TOL), United Rentals (URI), AECOM (ACM), and MasTec (MTZ). KBR vs. Its Competitors Sterling Infrastructure Dycom Industries EMCOR Group Howmet Aerospace Jacobs Solutions Louisiana-Pacific Toll Brothers United Rentals AECOM MasTec KBR (NYSE:KBR) and Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Is KBR or STRL more profitable? Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 13.33% compared to KBR's net margin of 4.52%. KBR's return on equity of 33.65% beat Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets KBR4.52% 33.65% 7.33% Sterling Infrastructure 13.33%27.93%11.18% Do analysts prefer KBR or STRL? KBR currently has a consensus price target of $62.78, suggesting a potential upside of 32.60%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $355.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.63%. Given KBR's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe KBR is more favorable than Sterling Infrastructure.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score KBR 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Sterling Infrastructure 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25 Does the media refer more to KBR or STRL? In the previous week, KBR had 23 more articles in the media than Sterling Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for KBR and 9 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat KBR's score of 0.26 indicating that Sterling Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment KBR 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 24 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Sterling Infrastructure 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, KBR or STRL? KBR has higher revenue and earnings than Sterling Infrastructure. KBR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sterling Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKBR$7.74B0.79$375M$2.7617.15Sterling Infrastructure$2.14B4.97$257.46M$9.2037.97 Which has more risk & volatility, KBR or STRL? KBR has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KBR or STRL? 97.0% of KBR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.9% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of KBR shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySterling Infrastructure beats KBR on 10 of the 17 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. 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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 ExcelMetricKBRENGINRG/R&D SVS IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.10B$7.81B$9.75B$21.78BDividend Yield1.39%1.06%1.89%3.54%P/E Ratio17.1524.5217.4929.82Price / Sales0.7917.00103.4567.59Price / Cash10.3918.9015.7118.31Price / Book4.277.604.784.65Net Income$375M$359.61M$630.04M$1.00B7 Day Performance0.94%2.69%0.64%1.20%1 Month Performance-4.58%12.97%-0.24%3.32%1 Year Performance-30.63%40.42%108.40%13.11% KBR Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KBRKBR4.7724 of 5 stars$47.35+0.5%$62.78+32.6%-30.6%$6.10B$7.74B17.1510,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeSTRLSterling Infrastructure2.021 of 5 stars$341.10-0.3%$355.00+4.1%+135.9%$10.38B$2.12B37.083,000Positive NewsDYDycom Industries3.8804 of 5 stars$294.21+2.4%$293.25-0.3%+50.1%$8.52B$4.70B33.0615,623Positive NewsEMEEMCOR Group3.7285 of 5 stars$639.90-0.1%$594.50-7.1%+50.5%$28.64B$14.57B26.5540,400Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementHWMHowmet Aerospace4.2844 of 5 stars$191.93-0.6%$172.13-10.3%+85.6%$77.37B$7.43B56.1223,930Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementJJacobs Solutions3.155 of 5 stars$148.53+0.5%$155.25+4.5%+10.5%$17.75B$11.50B37.0445,000News CoveragePositive NewsLPXLouisiana-Pacific4.1384 of 5 stars$85.18+0.5%$110.57+29.8%-14.6%$5.93B$2.94B20.094,300TOLToll Brothers4.6648 of 5 stars$138.30+0.8%$149.79+8.3%-4.7%$13.33B$10.85B10.164,900Trending NewsURIUnited Rentals4.4389 of 5 stars$942.86-0.5%$911.06-3.4%+24.4%$60.66B$15.35B24.3827,900News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeACMAECOM4.3122 of 5 stars$130.10+0.7%$128.44-1.3%+24.2%$17.23B$16.11B28.3451,000Positive NewsMTZMasTec3.7799 of 5 stars$209.32+0.6%$199.95-4.5%+69.9%$16.52B$12.30B61.9333,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sterling Infrastructure Alternatives Dycom Industries Alternatives EMCOR Group Alternatives Howmet Aerospace Alternatives Jacobs Solutions Alternatives Louisiana-Pacific Alternatives Toll Brothers Alternatives United Rentals Alternatives AECOM Alternatives MasTec 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget AI Stocks — This Device Will REPLACE the MicrochipWhile everyone's chasing the same AI plays, George Gilder is focused on something completely different. 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