KBR (NYSE:KBR) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.08 EPS

KBR (NYSE:KBR) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The construction company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.08, Zacks reports. KBR had a return on equity of 28.87% and a net margin of 4.35%. KBR updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.710-3.950 EPS.

KBR Stock Up 2.3 %

Shares of KBR opened at $50.26 on Tuesday. KBR has a 52-week low of $47.55 and a 52-week high of $72.60. The company has a market capitalization of $6.70 billion, a PE ratio of 21.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.83. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $55.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69.

KBR Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $0.165 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This is an increase from KBR’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.31%. KBR’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.73%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

KBR has been the topic of several recent research reports. KeyCorp lowered their price objective on KBR from $78.00 to $70.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. UBS Group upped their price objective on KBR from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $84.00 target price on shares of KBR in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. TD Cowen decreased their target price on KBR from $72.00 to $64.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on KBR from $82.00 to $76.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, KBR has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $78.00.

KBR Company Profile

KBR, Inc provides scientific, technology, and engineering solutions to governments and commercial customers worldwide. It operates through Government Solutions and Sustainable Technology Solutions segments. The Government Solutions segment offers life-cycle support solutions to defense, intelligence, space, aviation, and other programs and missions for military and other government agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.