AECOM (NYSE:ACM) CFO Gaurav Kapoor Buys 1,420 Shares of Stock

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) CFO Gaurav Kapoor bought 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, with a total value of $100,990.40. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer directly owned 88,053 shares in the company, valued at $6,262,329.36. This represents a 1.64% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

AECOM Trading Up 0.7%

AECOM stock opened at $71.01 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $85.40 and a 200 day moving average of $97.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.54, a P/E/G ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.00. AECOM has a 12-month low of $67.64 and a 12-month high of $135.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The construction company reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.01. AECOM had a net margin of 3.16% and a return on equity of 28.52%. The business had revenue of $3.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.25 EPS. The company’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. As a group, research analysts predict that AECOM will post 5.99 earnings per share for the current year.

AECOM Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.38%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ACM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of AECOM from $142.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of AECOM from $143.00 to $145.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. KeyCorp cut their price objective on shares of AECOM from $115.00 to $101.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of AECOM from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Bank of America increased their target price on AECOM from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Nine research 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.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $117.82.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AECOM

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in AECOM by 1.8% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 731,321 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $95,419,000 after purchasing an additional 12,664 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in AECOM by 11.3% in the third quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 129,432 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $16,887,000 after buying an additional 13,127 shares during the last quarter. Leuthold Group LLC purchased a new position in AECOM during the third quarter worth $3,427,000. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in AECOM by 103.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 490,826 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $64,038,000 after buying an additional 250,043 shares during the period. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its stake in AECOM by 10.5% during the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 792,378 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $103,279,000 after buying an additional 75,108 shares during the period. 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.