AECOM (NYSE:ACM) CFO Gaurav Kapoor Acquires 1,420 Shares

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) CFO Gaurav Kapoor purchased 1,420 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of $71.12 per share, for a total transaction of $100,990.40. Following the acquisition, 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 ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

AECOM Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of ACM traded up $0.49 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $71.01. The company had a trading volume of 1,477,277 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,436,444. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $85.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $98.33. AECOM has a fifty-two week low of $67.64 and a fifty-two week high of $135.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The stock has a market cap of $9.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.00.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 3.16% and a return on equity of 28.15%. 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 company earned $1.25 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.900-6.100 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that AECOM will post 6.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AECOM Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.38%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AECOM

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in AECOM by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 13,124 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,712,000 after buying an additional 77 shares during the period. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators increased its stake in AECOM by 10.8% during the 3rd quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 997 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $130,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc increased its stake in AECOM by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 15,278 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,993,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its stake in AECOM by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 29,634 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $2,825,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the period. Finally, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich increased its stake in AECOM by 12.3% during the 4th quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 1,089 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $104,000 after buying an additional 119 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ACM. UBS Group increased their price target on AECOM from $143.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on AECOM from $98.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on AECOM from $148.00 to $127.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Zacks Research upgraded AECOM from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on AECOM from $142.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $117.82.

More AECOM News

Here are the key news stories impacting AECOM this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AECOM was selected by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority for a new five-year master services agreement to provide general consulting engineering services, adding another long-term infrastructure contract and reinforcing demand for its core services. AECOM selected by New Jersey Turnpike Authority to provide general consulting engineering services
• Positive Sentiment: CEO Troy Rudd bought 4,225 shares and CFO Gaurav Kapoor bought 1,420 shares, a pair of insider purchases that can signal management confidence in the company’s outlook and valuation.
• Positive Sentiment: Truist reiterated its buy rating on AECOM and set a $109 price target, while Citigroup also kept a buy rating and lowered its target to $98; both targets still imply meaningful upside from current levels.
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent Zacks commentary highlighted AECOM as potentially undervalued and a strong growth stock, with the shares described as oversold after a sharp pullback, though these pieces are more sentiment-driven than company-specific catalysts.

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.