AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Sets New 52-Week Low – Here’s What Happened

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $67.25 and last traded at $67.6910, with a volume of 528205 shares. The stock had previously closed at $69.80.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ACM has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of AECOM from $142.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. KeyCorp decreased their price target on shares of AECOM from $115.00 to $101.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Barclays lowered their price target 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. Weiss Ratings lowered AECOM from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price objective on AECOM from $109.00 to $102.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, AECOM has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $115.36.

AECOM Stock Down 0.2%

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 company has a market capitalization of $8.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 0.93. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $73.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $86.36.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The construction company reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.01. AECOM had a net margin of 3.16% and a return on equity of 28.52%. The company had revenue of $3.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.94 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.25 EPS. 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that AECOM will post 5.98 earnings per share for the current year.

AECOM Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 1st. AECOM’s payout ratio is currently 32.38%.

Insider Buying and Selling at AECOM

In other news, President Lara Poloni acquired 4,224 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were bought at an average price of $70.63 per share, with a total value of $298,341.12. Following the acquisition, the president owned 153,446 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,837,890.98. This trade represents a 2.83% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Gaurav Kapoor acquired 1,420 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $71.12 per share, for a total transaction of $100,990.40. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders bought a total of 9,869 shares of company stock valued at $699,391 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new position in shares of AECOM in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA boosted its position in shares of AECOM by 86.7% during the 4th quarter. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA now owns 280 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its position in shares of AECOM by 95.4% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 295 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake 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 acquiring an additional 195 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Corp increased its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 204 shares during the period. 85.41% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.