AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $116.00.

Several research firms have recently commented on ACM. Zacks Research upgraded AECOM from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on AECOM from $143.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Bank of America raised their target price on AECOM from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Weiss Ratings cut AECOM from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised AECOM from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th.

AECOM Stock Down 1.7%

ACM opened at $69.65 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $8.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.19, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.00. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $80.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.44. 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 has a 12 month low of $67.64 and a 12 month high of $135.52.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 28.52% and a net margin of 3.16%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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 EPS for the current year.

AECOM Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.38%.

Insider Activity

In other AECOM news, CFO Gaurav Kapoor bought 1,420 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $71.12 per share, with a total value of $100,990.40. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer directly owned 88,053 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,262,329.36. This trade represents a 1.64% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Troy Rudd bought 4,225 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $71.02 per share, for a total transaction of $300,059.50. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $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. 0.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of AECOM

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of AECOM by 28,246.5% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 5,335,667 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $602,183,000 after purchasing an additional 5,316,844 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in AECOM by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 5,107,636 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $666,393,000 after acquiring an additional 127,036 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in AECOM by 14.2% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,979,960 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $649,735,000 after acquiring an additional 618,205 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in AECOM by 105.3% during 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 acquiring an additional 2,162,158 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its position in AECOM by 17.2% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,773,910 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $264,437,000 after acquiring an additional 407,622 shares in the last quarter. 85.41% of the stock is 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.