AECOM $ACM Shares Sold by Central Bank & Trust Co.

Central Bank & Trust Co. reduced its stake in AECOM (NYSE:ACM) by 9.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 60,180 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 6,288 shares during the period. AECOM accounts for 1.2% of Central Bank & Trust Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Central Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in AECOM were worth $7,852,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. MAI Capital Management acquired a new position in AECOM during the first quarter worth $28,000. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of AECOM during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of AECOM by 189.3% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 298 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in AECOM by 38.5% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 392 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of AECOM by 604.6% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 458 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 393 shares during the last quarter. 85.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AECOM Stock Performance

Shares of ACM stock opened at $96.97 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.05. AECOM has a one year low of $85.00 and a one year high of $135.52. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $118.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $119.12.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 18th. The construction company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $4.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.31 billion. AECOM had a net margin of 3.48% and a return on equity of 27.35%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.27 EPS. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.650-5.850 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that AECOM will post 5.1 EPS for the current year.

AECOM Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 7th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This is a boost from AECOM’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 7th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio is currently 24.70%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on ACM shares. Citigroup increased their price objective on AECOM from $150.00 to $152.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on shares of AECOM from $142.00 to $139.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of AECOM from $131.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of AECOM from $148.00 to $126.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Argus lowered their target price on shares of AECOM from $155.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $136.20.

AECOM Company Profile

AECOM is a multinational infrastructure consulting firm that provides a broad range of professional technical and management services. Its core offerings include architecture and engineering design, program and construction management, environmental remediation and consulting, and operations and maintenance support. The company works across the full project lifecycle from planning and design through construction and long‑term asset management.

AECOM serves public- and private-sector clients in major built-environment markets, including transportation (roads, bridges, rail, airports), water and wastewater systems, buildings and places, energy and power, and environmental services.