Negative sentiment towards KBR reflected by a jump of 21.18% in short interest

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. KBR Inc shares valued at $1,056,246 were sold by Bradie Stuart on Jun 18 ’25. At $52.81 per share, Bradie Stuart sold 20,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 802,361 shares worth approximately $39.34 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Bradie Stuart purchased 20,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,056,247 in proceeds.

Before that, Conlon Gregory Sean had sold 19,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $961,149, the Chief Digital & Development traded KBR Inc shares for $50.59 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 19,000 shares, worth approximately $3.12 million.

As published in a research note from KeyBanc Capital Markets on June 23, 2025, KBR Inc [KBR] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Sector weight. Analysts at Goldman downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of September 06, 2024, TD Cowen has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for KBR.

Analyzing KBR Stock Performance

On last trading session,, KBR Inc [NYSE: KBR] rose 2.02% to $49.03. The stock’s lowest price that day was $48.15, but it reached a high of $49.455 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -7.10%. Over the course of the year, KBR Inc shares have dropped approximately -23.91%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $60.98 on 01/21/25 and a 52-week low of $43.89 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for KBR Inc (KBR)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 48.30, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 47.56. In the upper region, resistance lies at 49.62. The next price resistance is at 50.20. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 37.58 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is KBR Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of KBR Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.98 million shares to 4.61 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 3.63 million shares. A jump of 21.18% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.92 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.92.

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In terms of KBR Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 61.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 27.97% from the previous closing price of $48.06. Analysts anticipate KBR Inc stock to reach 63 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 60. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked KBR Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 02, 2022, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $65.

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