Aramark (ARMK) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 8/9/2025 – Aramark was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 8/6/2025 – Aramark had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $44.00 to $46.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2025 – Aramark was upgraded by analysts at Baird R W from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 8/6/2025 – Aramark was upgraded by analysts at Robert W. Baird from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $47.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $43.00.
• 7/18/2025 – Aramark was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 6/30/2025 – Aramark had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $42.00 to $44.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 6/28/2025 – Aramark was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.

Aramark Stock Performance

NYSE:ARMK opened at $40.73 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.70 billion, a PE ratio of 30.17 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $38.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.29. Aramark has a fifty-two week low of $29.92 and a fifty-two week high of $44.49.

Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.40. Aramark had a return on equity of 15.67% and a net margin of 2.02%. The business had revenue of $4.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.66 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.31 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that Aramark will post 1.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Aramark Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 20th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 6th will be paid a $0.105 dividend. This represents a $0.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Aramark’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.11%.

Institutional Trading of Aramark

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Brant Point Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Aramark in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $419,000. California Public Employees Retirement System lifted its position in Aramark by 7.7% in the 2nd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 465,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,479,000 after buying an additional 33,460 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in Aramark by 61.5% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 16,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $674,000 after buying an additional 6,127 shares during the last quarter. Sunriver Management LLC purchased a new position in Aramark in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $51,865,000. Finally, Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Aramark in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $214,000.

Aramark provides food and facilities services to education, healthcare, business and industry, sports, leisure, and corrections clients in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Food and Support Services United States, and Food and Support Services International. The company offers food-related managed services, including dining, catering, food service management, and convenience-oriented retail services; non-clinical food and food-related support services, such as patient food and nutrition, retail food, environmental services, and procurement services; and plant operations and maintenance, custodial/housekeeping, energy management, grounds keeping, and capital project management services.