Royal Bank Of Canada Issues Pessimistic Forecast for AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Stock Price

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) had its price target dropped by equities research analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $111.00 to $105.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the construction company’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 55.51% from the company’s previous close.

ACM has been the topic of a number of other reports. KeyCorp lowered their price target on shares of AECOM from $115.00 to $101.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of AECOM from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of AECOM from $109.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of AECOM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on AECOM from $110.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $114.82.

AECOM Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:ACM opened at $67.52 on Wednesday. AECOM has a 12-month low of $66.28 and a 12-month high of $135.52. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $69.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $83.34. The company has a market capitalization of $8.68 billion, a PE ratio of 17.63, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.93. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The construction company reported $1.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.01. AECOM had a return on equity of 28.52% and a net margin of 3.16%.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 prior year, the business posted $1.25 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.900-6.100 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that AECOM will post 5.97 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Troy Rudd acquired 4,225 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,099,541.14. This trade represents a 3.06% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, President Lara Poloni acquired 4,224 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $70.63 per share, with a total value of $298,341.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the president directly owned 153,446 shares in the company, valued at $10,837,890.98. The trade was a 2.83% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders have purchased a total of 9,869 shares of company stock worth $699,391 over the last 90 days. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Great Lakes Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of AECOM by 14.9% in the 1st quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 2,366 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $219,000 after acquiring an additional 306 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in AECOM by 62.6% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,266 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,323,000 after acquiring an additional 5,493 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in AECOM by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 4,150 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $385,000 after acquiring an additional 269 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in AECOM by 189.3% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 298 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cresset Asset Management LLC grew its stake in AECOM by 13.7% during the 2nd quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 2,935 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $331,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

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.