AECOM (ACM) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.31 on April 17th

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of 0.31 per share by the construction company on Friday, April 17th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st.

AECOM has a dividend payout ratio of 21.9% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect AECOM to earn $5.65 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.24 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 21.9%.

AECOM Price Performance

ACM opened at $94.17 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $96.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $112.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The firm has a market cap of $12.18 billion, a PE ratio of 26.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.06. AECOM has a 1 year low of $85.00 and a 1 year high of $135.52.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 9th. The construction company reported $1.29 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.41 by ($0.12). The firm had revenue of $3.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.33 billion. AECOM had a net margin of 2.94% and a return on equity of 27.05%. AECOM’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.180-4.890 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that AECOM will post 5.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ACM. Robert W. Baird set a $125.00 target price on shares of AECOM in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Zacks Research raised shares of AECOM from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of AECOM from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Bank of America upped 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. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on AECOM from $148.00 to $127.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, AECOM has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $130.09.

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.