AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Receives $116.00 Average Target Price from Analysts

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $116.00.

ACM has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded AECOM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 20th. Barclays lowered their target price on AECOM from $110.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Citigroup lowered their price target on AECOM from $130.00 to $98.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price target (down from $116.00) on shares of AECOM in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on AECOM from $142.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AECOM news, President Lara Poloni purchased 4,224 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $70.63 per share, with a total value of $298,341.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the president directly owned 153,446 shares in the company, valued at $10,837,890.98. This represents a 2.83% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Gaurav Kapoor purchased 1,420 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $71.12 per share, for a total transaction of $100,990.40. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 88,053 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,262,329.36. The trade was a 1.64% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have acquired a total of 9,869 shares of company stock valued at $699,391 over the last 90 days. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AECOM

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ACM. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new position in shares of AECOM in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA grew its position in shares of AECOM by 86.7% in the fourth quarter. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA now owns 280 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in shares of AECOM by 95.4% in the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 295 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of 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, First Horizon Corp grew its position in shares of AECOM by 129.1% in the fourth quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 362 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

AECOM Price Performance

NYSE:ACM opened at $70.03 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. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $75.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $87.68. The company has a market cap of $9.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.28, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.93. AECOM has a 52-week low of $67.27 and a 52-week high of $135.52.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last released its earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $3.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.94 billion. AECOM had a return on equity of 28.52% and a net margin of 3.16%.AECOM’s quarterly revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.25 earnings per share. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.900-6.100 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that AECOM will post 5.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AECOM Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 1st. 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.