KBR (KBR) Competitors

In the previous week, KBR had 10 more articles in the media than Sterling Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for KBR and 24 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat KBR's score of 0.47 indicating that Sterling Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 12.55% compared to KBR's net margin of 5.49%. Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity of 40.12% beat KBR's return on equity.

KBR currently has a consensus target price of $46.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.96%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $690.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.58%. Given Sterling Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sterling Infrastructure is more favorable than KBR.

KBR has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the broader market.

97.0% of KBR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of KBR shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

KBR has a net margin of 5.49% compared to Dycom Industries' net margin of 4.98%. KBR's return on equity of 32.55% beat Dycom Industries' return on equity.

KBR has higher revenue and earnings than Dycom Industries. KBR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dycom Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

97.0% of KBR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Dycom Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of KBR shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Dycom Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

KBR has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dycom Industries has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, KBR had 17 more articles in the media than Dycom Industries. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for KBR and 17 mentions for Dycom Industries. Dycom Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat KBR's score of 0.47 indicating that Dycom Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

KBR presently has a consensus price target of $46.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.96%. Dycom Industries has a consensus price target of $578.09, suggesting a potential upside of 47.01%. Given Dycom Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dycom Industries is more favorable than KBR.

EMCOR Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 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 1.7%. EMCOR Group pays out 5.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KBR pays out 19.9% 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.

92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of KBR shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of EMCOR Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of KBR shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 4 more articles in the media than KBR. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for EMCOR Group and 34 mentions for KBR. EMCOR Group's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat KBR's score of 0.47 indicating that EMCOR Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

EMCOR Group presently has a consensus target price of $965.86, suggesting a potential upside of 24.20%. KBR has a consensus target price of $46.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.96%. Given EMCOR Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe EMCOR Group is more favorable than KBR.

EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KBR has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

EMCOR Group has a net margin of 7.74% compared to KBR's net margin of 5.49%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 35.49% beat KBR's return on equity.

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.

Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 20.52% compared to KBR's net margin of 5.49%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 33.91% beat KBR's return on equity.

Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KBR has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

Howmet Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $315.67, indicating a potential upside of 16.23%. KBR has a consensus price target of $46.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.96%. Given KBR's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe KBR is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.

Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.56 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 1.7%. Howmet Aerospace pays out 12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KBR pays out 19.9% 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. Howmet Aerospace has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and KBR has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. KBR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Howmet Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than KBR. KBR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howmet Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 13 more articles in the media than KBR. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 34 mentions for KBR. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat KBR's score of 0.47 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of KBR shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of KBR shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.