Flputnam Investment Management Co. Invests $20.04 Million in AECOM $ACM

Flputnam Investment Management Co. purchased a new position in AECOM (NYSE:ACM) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 287,110 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,040,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Alberta Investment Management Corp bought a new stake in AECOM during the 2nd quarter valued at about $6,980,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in AECOM in the second quarter worth about $79,519,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of AECOM in the second quarter worth approximately $299,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new position in shares of AECOM in the second quarter worth approximately $680,000. Finally, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC grew its holdings in shares of AECOM by 12.1% during the second quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 91,404 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $6,380,000 after buying an additional 9,856 shares during the last quarter. 85.41% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on ACM shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of AECOM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. KeyCorp lowered their price objective on AECOM from $101.00 to $79.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Citigroup cut their target price on AECOM from $97.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on AECOM from $105.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $85.00 price target (down from $102.00) on shares of AECOM in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, AECOM presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $94.58.

AECOM Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of AECOM stock opened at $62.99 on Monday. AECOM has a twelve month low of $60.35 and a twelve month high of $135.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The company’s 50 day moving average is $69.68 and its 200 day moving average is $80.29. The company has a market cap of $8.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.25 and a beta of 0.93.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The construction company reported ($0.50) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.46 by ($1.96). The company had revenue of $3.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.01 billion. AECOM had a return on equity of 19.72% and a net margin of 1.87%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 14.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.34 EPS. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.950-4.150 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that AECOM will post 3.98 EPS for the current year.

AECOM Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 56.88%.

Insider Activity at AECOM

In other news, President Lara Poloni acquired 4,224 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was bought at an average price of $70.63 per share, with a total value of $298,341.12. Following the completion of the acquisition, the president directly owned 153,446 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,837,890.98. The trade was a 2.83% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.