AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Downgraded to “Hold” Rating by Wall Street Zen

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Citigroup cut their price objective on AECOM from $130.00 to $98.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Weiss Ratings downgraded AECOM from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on AECOM from $98.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on AECOM from $142.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price objective (down from $116.00) on shares of AECOM in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $116.00.

AECOM Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of ACM opened at $68.77 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. AECOM has a 1 year low of $67.64 and a 1 year high of $135.52. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $76.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $88.50. The firm has a market cap of $8.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.93.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at AECOM

In related news, President Lara Poloni acquired 4,224 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $70.63 per share, for a total transaction of $298,341.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the president directly owned 153,446 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,837,890.98. This trade represents a 2.83% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Troy Rudd acquired 4,225 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $71.02 per share, with a total value of $300,059.50. Following the completion of the purchase, 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. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have purchased a total of 9,869 shares of company stock worth $699,391 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of AECOM

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC boosted its stake in AECOM by 28,246.5% during the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 5,335,667 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $602,183,000 after buying an additional 5,316,844 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of AECOM by 105.3% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 4,216,372 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $550,110,000 after acquiring an additional 2,162,158 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of AECOM in the 4th quarter worth about $205,499,000. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab bought a new stake in shares of AECOM in the 4th quarter worth about $67,553,000. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of AECOM in the 1st quarter worth about $54,686,000. 85.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.