Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Grows Position in AECOM $ACM

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS raised its stake in shares of AECOM (NYSE:ACM) by 7.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 33,992 shares of the construction company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,274 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS’s holdings in AECOM were worth $3,836,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its position in shares of AECOM by 27.4% in the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 14,659 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,359,000 after acquiring an additional 3,154 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its stake in AECOM by 70.9% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 6,484 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $601,000 after purchasing an additional 2,691 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its holdings in shares of AECOM by 211.9% in the first quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 91,851 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $8,517,000 after purchasing an additional 62,404 shares during the period. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC raised its stake in shares of AECOM by 7.8% in the first quarter. HighPoint Advisor Group LLC now owns 4,455 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $437,000 after purchasing an additional 322 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of AECOM by 89.5% during the first quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 10,147 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $941,000 after purchasing an additional 4,793 shares during the period. 85.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of AECOM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AECOM in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of AECOM from $126.00 to $139.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of AECOM from $131.00 to $144.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on AECOM from $128.00 to $146.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $137.30.

AECOM Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ACM opened at $127.06 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.83 billion, a PE ratio of 27.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $130.92 and its 200 day moving average price is $120.10. AECOM has a 1 year low of $85.00 and a 1 year high of $135.52.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 18th. The construction company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.02. AECOM had a net margin of 3.82% and a return on equity of 27.87%. The business had revenue of $4.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.27 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.650-5.850 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that AECOM will post 5.1 earnings per share for the current year.

AECOM Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 7th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This is an increase from AECOM’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 7th. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.66%.

AECOM Company Profile

AECOM, together with its subsidiaries, provides professional infrastructure consulting services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Americas, International, and AECOM Capital. The company offers planning, consulting, architectural and engineering design, construction and program management, and investment and development services to public and private clients.