KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR): The Best Of Both Worlds

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Building up an investment case requires looking at a stock holistically. Today I’ve chosen to put the spotlight on KBR, Inc. (NYSE:KBR) due to its excellent fundamentals in more than one area. KBR is a highly-regarded dividend-paying company with a an impressive track record of delivering benchmark-beating performance. Below is a brief commentary on these key aspects. For those interested in understanding where the figures come from and want to see the analysis, read the full report on KBR here.

Outstanding track record established dividend payer

Over the past few years, KBR has more than doubled its earnings, with its most recent figure exceeding its annual average over the past five years. The strong earnings growth is reflected in impressive double-digit 33% return to shareholders, which is what investors like to see!

NYSE:KBR Income Statement Export January 9th 19
NYSE:KBR Income Statement Export January 9th 19

For those seeking income streams from their portfolio, KBR is a robust dividend payer as well. Over the past decade, the company has consistently increased its dividend payout, reaching a yield of 1.9%.

NYSE:KBR Historical Dividend Yield January 9th 19
NYSE:KBR Historical Dividend Yield January 9th 19

Next Steps:

For KBR, I’ve compiled three important factors you should further examine:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for KBR’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for KBR’s outlook.

  2. Financial Health: Are KBR’s operations financially sustainable? Balance sheets can be hard to analyze, which is why we’ve done it for you. Check out our financial health checks here.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of KBR? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.

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