GSA Capital Partners LLP Purchases 9,178 Shares of AECOM $ACM

GSA Capital Partners LLP increased its position in AECOM (NYSE:ACM) by 204.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 13,665 shares of the construction company’s stock after buying an additional 9,178 shares during the quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP’s holdings in AECOM were worth $1,303,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Great Lakes Advisors LLC lifted its position in AECOM by 14.9% in the first quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 2,366 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $219,000 after purchasing an additional 306 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in AECOM by 62.6% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,266 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,323,000 after purchasing an additional 5,493 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in AECOM by 6.9% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 4,150 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $385,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in AECOM by 189.3% in the second 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 lifted its position in AECOM by 13.7% in the second 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. Institutional investors own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on ACM shares. Bank of America boosted their price objective on AECOM from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. KeyCorp lowered their price objective on AECOM from $115.00 to $101.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Citigroup lowered 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded AECOM from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on AECOM from $110.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $116.00.

Insider Activity at AECOM

In other AECOM news, CEO Troy Rudd bought 4,225 shares of AECOM stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were purchased 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 owned 142,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,099,541.14. This represents a 3.06% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Gaurav Kapoor purchased 1,420 shares of AECOM stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $71.12 per share, for a total transaction of $100,990.40. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer 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. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

AECOM Price Performance

ACM opened at $71.40 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. AECOM has a 52-week low of $67.64 and a 52-week high of $135.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.18 billion, a PE ratio of 18.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $83.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $96.15.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last posted 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. AECOM had a return on equity of 28.52% and a net margin of 3.16%.The firm had revenue of $3.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.94 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.25 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.900-6.100 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict 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. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. AECOM’s payout ratio is 32.38%.

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.