KBR · NYSE: KBR · Engineering & Construction
Over the past week, KBR saw 10 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 34% bullish but is at odds: X runs 50% bullish while News sits at just 17%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 4 of 8 analysts rating KBR a buy.
There is little buzz around KBR this week and some agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 50% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 17% to X at 50%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
8 analysts have weighed in: a Buy consensus: 4 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $45.71.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 2 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 16 points above the crowd average of 34%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 50% bullish while News sits at 17%, a 33-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, KBR (KBR) buzz held subdued around 13.2 while the price drifted up 9.4% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 1.7M shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, KBR gained 2.1%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 21.2 and was variable, swinging between 13.2 and 33.7. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 8 of the 17 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Buy (4 / 4 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 34% |
| Avg price target | $45.71 |
| Most bullish source | X, 50% |
| Most bearish source | News, 17% |
| Sentiment spread | 33 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 10 |
| Market cap | $4.84B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 11.6 · 9.7 |
| EPS · Beta | $3.32 · 0.4 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $7.72B · 5% margin |
| Industry | Engineering & Construction |
Based on aggregated sentiment from X and News sources, KBR currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 34% bullish across 2 active sources. Those sources contribute 10 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
The crowd reads bearish on KBR, averaging 34% bullish across 2 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 50% bullish and News at 17%, a 33-point spread. On the professional side, 4 of 8 analysts rate KBR a buy.
Of the 8 analysts covering KBR, 4 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $45.71. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 34% bullish.
KBR's cross-source average is bearish at 34% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. X reads 50% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 17% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for KBR at 34% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. The most bearish reading is news at 17% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 6 mentions (60% of total volume). X contributes 4 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 34% bullish, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. KBR's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 34% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The KBR sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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