KBR (NYSE:KBR) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

KBR (NYSE:KBR) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.710-3.950 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.860. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.7 billion-$9.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.9 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on KBR shares. KeyCorp reduced their price objective on KBR from $70.00 to $67.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $84.00 price objective on shares of KBR in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. TD Cowen reduced their target price on shares of KBR from $72.00 to $64.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of KBR from $82.00 to $76.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of KBR from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $77.57.

KBR Stock Down 3.8 %

Shares of NYSE:KBR opened at $48.29 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69. The business’s 50 day moving average is $55.82 and its 200 day moving average is $61.69. The stock has a market cap of $6.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.83. KBR has a 52-week low of $47.19 and a 52-week high of $72.60.

KBR (NYSE:KBR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The construction company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.08. KBR had a return on equity of 28.87% and a net margin of 4.35%. The firm had revenue of $2.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2 billion. Sell-side analysts predict that KBR will post 3.26 EPS for the current year.

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. This represents a $0.66 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This is a positive change from KBR’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. KBR’s payout ratio is 27.73%.

About KBR

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.