AECOM $ACM Shares Acquired by Bank of New York Mellon Corp

Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in AECOM (NYSE:ACM) by 2.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,301,128 shares of the construction company’s stock after buying an additional 33,538 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp’s holdings in AECOM were worth $124,037,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC boosted its position in AECOM by 28,246.5% in the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 5,335,667 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $602,183,000 after buying an additional 5,316,844 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in AECOM by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,107,636 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $666,393,000 after buying an additional 127,036 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in AECOM by 14.2% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,979,960 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $649,735,000 after buying an additional 618,205 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in AECOM by 105.3% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 4,216,372 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $550,110,000 after buying an additional 2,162,158 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in AECOM by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,444,275 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $232,359,000 after buying an additional 25,929 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at AECOM

In related news, CEO Troy Rudd purchased 4,225 shares of AECOM stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $71.02 per share, with a total value of $300,059.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,099,541.14. The trade was a 3.06% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Gaurav Kapoor purchased 1,420 shares of AECOM stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $71.12 per share, with a total value of $100,990.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 88,053 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,262,329.36. The trade was a 1.64% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ACM has been the subject of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings cut shares of AECOM from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on shares of AECOM from $142.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Zacks Research raised shares of AECOM from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of AECOM from $98.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of AECOM from $143.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $116.00.

AECOM Price Performance

AECOM stock opened at $71.22 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $9.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.33. AECOM has a 12-month low of $67.64 and a 12-month high of $135.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07.

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

AECOM Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 1st. AECOM’s payout ratio is 32.38%.

About AECOM

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.