The price-to-earnings ratio for KBR Inc (NYSE: KBR) is above average at 43.69x. The 36-month beta value for KBR is also noteworthy at 0.91. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for KBR is 131.33M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.30% of that float. The average trading volume of KBR on September 27, 2024 was 937.50K shares.
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KBR) stock’s latest price update
The stock of KBR Inc (NYSE: KBR) has increased by 0.33 when compared to last closing price of 64.45.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.73% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-09-25 that KBR secures a $113 million contract to boost air force’s digital engineering and solidifies its role in defense modernization.
KBR’s Market Performance
KBR’s stock has risen by 1.73% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -4.88% and a quarterly rise of 0.72%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.30% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.93% for KBR Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.84% for KBR’s stock, with a 4.94% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KBR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KBR stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for KBR by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for KBR in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $72 based on the research report published on September 06, 2024 of the current year 2024.
KeyBanc Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KBR reach a price target of $63. The rating they have provided for KBR stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on January 10th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to KBR, setting the target price at $65 in the report published on December 02nd of the previous year.
KBR Trading at -0.91% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KBR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.96% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.93%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.30%, as shares sank -5.32% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.85% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KBR rose by +1.73%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +23.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $63.94. In addition, KBR Inc saw 16.69% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KBR starting from Ibrahim Jalal, who sale 35,000 shares at the price of $66.56 back on Aug 19 ’24. After this action, Ibrahim Jalal now owns 106,550 shares of KBR Inc, valued at $2,329,488 using the latest closing price.
JALAL IBRAHIM, the Officer of KBR Inc, proposed sale 35,000 shares at $66.56 during a trade that took place back on Aug 19 ’24, which means that JALAL IBRAHIM is holding shares at $2,329,488 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KBR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.14 for the gross margin
The net margin for KBR Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 13.19, with 3.30 for asset returns.
Based on KBR Inc (KBR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.37. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.35.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 630.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.44. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.93for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.24. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.10.
Conclusion
In summary, KBR Inc (KBR) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
