AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $116.00.

A number of research firms have commented on ACM. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price objective (down from $116.00) on shares of AECOM in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of AECOM from $110.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective 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. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of AECOM from $130.00 to $98.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, KeyCorp reduced their price objective on shares of AECOM from $115.00 to $101.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th.

AECOM Trading Down 2.2%

ACM stock opened at $69.49 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $76.77 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $88.88. AECOM has a one year low of $67.64 and a one year high of $135.52. The stock has a market cap of $8.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.93.

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

AECOM Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 1st. AECOM’s payout ratio is 32.38%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AECOM news, CFO Gaurav Kapoor bought 1,420 shares of AECOM stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was bought at an average price 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 in the company, valued at $6,262,329.36. The trade was a 1.64% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, President Lara Poloni bought 4,224 shares of AECOM stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $70.63 per share, with a total value of $298,341.12. Following the transaction, the president owned 153,446 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,837,890.98. This trade represents a 2.83% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders purchased a total of 9,869 shares of company stock valued at $699,391 over the last ninety days. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AECOM

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of AECOM by 1.8% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 731,321 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $95,419,000 after acquiring an additional 12,664 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of AECOM by 11.3% in the third quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 129,432 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $16,887,000 after acquiring an additional 13,127 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of AECOM by 103.8% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 490,826 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $64,038,000 after acquiring an additional 250,043 shares during the period. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of AECOM in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,057,000. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of AECOM in the fourth quarter valued at about $205,499,000. Institutional investors 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.