Based on the aggregated intelligence of the 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, engineering and construction company KBR (NYSE: KBR) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at KBR's business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
KBR facts
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Headquarters (founded)
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Houston, Texas (1901)
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Market Cap
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$2.89 billion
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Industry
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Construction and engineering
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TTM Revenue
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$12.17 billion
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Management
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President/CEO William Utt (since 2006)
CFO Kevin DeNicola (since 2008)
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Return on Equity (average, last three years)
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9.6%
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Dividend Yield
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1.1%
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Competitors
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Foster Wheeler (Nasdaq: FWLT)
Chicago Bridge & Iron
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CAPS members bullish on KBR also bullish on
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General Electric (NYSE: GE)
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL)
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CAPS members bearish on KBR also bearish on
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Boeing (NYSE: BA)
Halliburton (NYSE: HAL)
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Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, 247 of the 252 All-Star members who have rated KBR -- some 98% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include Drew2142 and Wazzdown, both of whom are ranked in the top 10% of our community.
Last month, Drew2142 brought KBR's fantastic financial position to our community's attention:
Look at how much cash they have. Oh, and how much debt they don't. Something tells me that's probably a good position to be in for the future.
In an earlier pitch from February, Wazzdown constructs a more balanced look at KBR:
KBR still rules in major US Government overseas contracts to build/operate camps. And, they continue to whip once mighty DynCorp's butt on big jobs like LOGCAP. Biggest competitor at moment is PAE, though [Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)] may be looking to sell off PAE which wasn't in [Lockheed's] range of core competencies anyhow. KBR's major problem, according to credible hall way gossip, is danger of kick backs to foreign governments, and its less than sterling contract execution.
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