Insider Buying: KBR (NYSE:KBR) Director Buys $470,815.00 in Stock

KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) Director Carlos Sabater bought 14,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $32.47 per share, for a total transaction of $470,815.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 35,705 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,159,341.35. This represents a 68.38% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

KBR Trading Up 4.3%

KBR stock opened at $33.47 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $35.66 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $39.82. KBR, Inc. has a 12 month low of $29.94 and a 12 month high of $54.38. The company has a market capitalization of $4.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 0.47.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The construction company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.04. KBR had a return on equity of 33.92% and a net margin of 5.21%.The business had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.88 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.01 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year. KBR has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.870-4.220 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that KBR, Inc. will post 4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KBR Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.165 dividend. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. KBR’s payout ratio is 21.09%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KBR. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in KBR by 89.8% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 611 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 289 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in KBR by 207.8% in the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 594 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 401 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in KBR by 432.5% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 607 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 493 shares during the period. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new position in KBR in the third quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in KBR by 27.5% in the first quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 1,275 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 97.02% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on KBR. Citigroup lowered their price target on KBR from $53.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings downgraded KBR from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, March 27th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on KBR from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 13th. Wall Street Zen downgraded KBR from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, March 1st. Finally, Zacks Research raised KBR from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $53.44.

About KBR

KBR, Inc is a global engineering, procurement, construction and services (EPC&S) company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm delivers integrated solutions and technologies across the full project lifecycle for customers in the energy, government, industrial and infrastructure sectors. Its offerings span feasibility studies, front-end engineering design, detailed design, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning and operations support.

The company is organized into business segments that include Energy Solutions, which focuses on oil and gas processing, liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities and petrochemical plants; Government Solutions, providing logistics, sustainment, training and mission support for defense, intelligence and civilian agencies; and Sustainable Technology, delivering chemical process technologies, water treatment and lower-carbon fuels expertise.