AECOM (NYSE:ACM) President Lara Poloni Acquires 4,224 Shares of Stock

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) President Lara Poloni bought 4,224 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $70.63 per share, for a total transaction of $298,341.12. Following the transaction, the president directly owned 153,446 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,837,890.98. This represents a 2.83% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

AECOM Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of NYSE ACM opened at $70.96 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.12 billion, a PE ratio of 18.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 0.93. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $77.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $89.14. AECOM has a 12-month low of $67.64 and a 12-month high of $135.52.

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

AECOM Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 1st. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.38%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ACM has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings cut AECOM from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on AECOM from $98.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Barclays decreased their price objective on AECOM from $110.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. KeyCorp decreased their price objective on AECOM from $115.00 to $101.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded AECOM from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $116.00.

Institutional Trading of AECOM

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. TD Asset Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of AECOM by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 15,278 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,993,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $2,825,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich raised its stake in AECOM by 12.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 1,089 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $104,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in AECOM by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,860 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $368,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in AECOM by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,128 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $298,000 after acquiring an additional 129 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.