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After finishing at $69.97 in the prior trading day, KBR Inc (NYSE: KBR) closed at $60.16, down -14.02%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$14.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.78 million shares were traded. KBR stock price reached its highest trading level at $70.03 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $59.76.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KBR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 17.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.60. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.07 and its Current Ratio is at 1.07. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.89 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.86.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 19 ’24 when Ibrahim Jalal sold 35,000 shares for $66.56 per share. The transaction valued at 2,329,488 led to the insider holds 106,550 shares of the business.
JALAL IBRAHIM bought 35,000 shares of KBR for $2,329,488 on Aug 19 ’24. On May 20 ’24, another insider, GALINDO SONIA, who serves as the EVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. of the company, sold 4,660 shares for $66.00 each. As a result, the insider received 307,560 and left with 21,409 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KBR now has a Market Capitalization of 8015838720 and an Enterprise Value of 10395838464. As of this moment, KBR’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.414 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.068.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, KBR has reached a high of $72.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $50.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.25%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 979.30K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1667660 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 135.07M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 131.52M. Insiders hold about 1.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.46% stake in the company. Shares short for KBR as of 1730332800 were 2444878 with a Short Ratio of 2.50, compared to 1727654400 on 1519413. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2444878 and a Short% of Float of 2.19.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, KBR’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.585, compared to 0.58 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008360726The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.06.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 8.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of KBR Inc (KBR) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.87, with high estimates of $0.93 and low estimates of $0.83.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.3 and $3.24 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.26. EPS for the following year is $3.88, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $4.21 and $3.73.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $2.01B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.04B to a low estimate of $1.97B. As of the current estimate, KBR Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.73BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.08B. There is a high estimate of $2.14B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.02B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KBR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.68B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.59B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.63B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.96BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.87B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.26B and the low estimate is $8.51B.
