Troy Rudd Purchases 4,225 Shares of AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Stock

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) CEO Troy Rudd acquired 4,225 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $71.02 per share, for a total transaction of $300,059.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,207 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,099,541.14. This trade represents a 3.06% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

AECOM Stock Up 0.3%

AECOM stock opened at $71.21 on Friday. AECOM has a twelve month low of $67.64 and a twelve month high of $135.52. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $84.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $97.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.00.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The construction company reported $1.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $3.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. AECOM had a return on equity of 28.52% and a net margin of 3.16%.The company’s revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.25 earnings per share. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.900-6.100 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that AECOM will post 5.99 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AECOM Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio is 32.38%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ACM has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on AECOM from $98.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Bank of America increased their target price on AECOM from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Citigroup dropped their target price on AECOM from $130.00 to $98.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Zacks Research raised AECOM from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AECOM in a report on Tuesday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, AECOM currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $117.82.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AECOM

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of AECOM by 1.8% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 731,321 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $95,419,000 after buying an additional 12,664 shares during 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 valued at $16,887,000 after purchasing an additional 13,127 shares during the period. Leuthold Group LLC acquired a new stake in AECOM in the third quarter valued at about $3,427,000. Barclays PLC lifted its position in AECOM by 103.8% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 490,826 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $64,038,000 after purchasing an additional 250,043 shares during the period. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in AECOM by 10.5% in the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 792,378 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $103,279,000 after purchasing an additional 75,108 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

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.