AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Hits New 12-Month Low on Analyst Downgrade

Shares of AECOM (NYSE:ACM) reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Tuesday after Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on the stock from $98.00 to $91.00. Robert W. Baird currently has a neutral rating on the stock. AECOM traded as low as $77.50 and last traded at $74.5450, with a volume of 273790 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $79.50.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on ACM. Barclays increased their target price on shares of AECOM from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. UBS Group increased their price objective on AECOM from $143.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Bank of America lifted 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. Zacks Research raised AECOM from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price target on AECOM from $131.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AECOM has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $125.45.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of AECOM by 28,246.5% in the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 5,335,667 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $602,183,000 after purchasing an additional 5,316,844 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in AECOM by 105.3% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 4,216,372 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $550,110,000 after buying an additional 2,162,158 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in AECOM in the 4th quarter valued at $205,499,000. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab bought a new stake in AECOM in the fourth quarter valued at $67,553,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in AECOM by 14.2% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,979,960 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $649,735,000 after acquiring an additional 618,205 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

AECOM Stock Down 8.6%

The stock has a market capitalization of $9.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $87.00 and a 200-day simple moving average of $99.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.10.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The construction company reported $1.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 2.94% and a return on equity of 27.05%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.25 EPS. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.900-6.100 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that AECOM will post 5.97 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AECOM Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. AECOM’s payout ratio is 35.23%.

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.