AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of AECOM (NYSE:ACM) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $116.00.

ACM has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on AECOM from $148.00 to $127.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Wall Street Zen raised AECOM from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AECOM in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Barclays lowered their price objective on AECOM from $110.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, KeyCorp lowered their price objective on AECOM from $115.00 to $101.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th.

AECOM Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ACM opened at $71.98 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $9.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.79, a P/E/G ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. AECOM has a 52 week low of $67.64 and a 52 week high of $135.52. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $82.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $95.54.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The construction company reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $3.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.94 billion. AECOM had a return on equity of 28.52% and a net margin of 3.16%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.25 earnings per share. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.900-6.100 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that AECOM will post 5.97 EPS for the current year.

AECOM Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. AECOM’s payout ratio is 32.38%.

Insider Transactions at AECOM

In related news, CFO Gaurav Kapoor acquired 1,420 shares of AECOM stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of $71.12 per share, for a total transaction of $100,990.40. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer directly owned 88,053 shares in the company, valued at $6,262,329.36. This trade represents a 1.64% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Troy Rudd acquired 4,225 shares of AECOM stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of $71.02 per share, for a total transaction of $300,059.50. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 142,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,099,541.14. This represents a 3.06% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ACM. Great Lakes Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of AECOM by 14.9% during the first quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 2,366 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $219,000 after purchasing an additional 306 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of AECOM by 62.6% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,266 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,323,000 after purchasing an additional 5,493 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its stake in shares of AECOM by 6.9% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 4,150 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $385,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of AECOM by 189.3% during the second 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. Finally, Cresset Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of AECOM by 13.7% during the second quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 2,935 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $331,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

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.