Gaurav Kapoor Acquires 1,420 Shares of AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Stock

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) CFO Gaurav Kapoor acquired 1,420 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of $71.12 per share, with a total value of $100,990.40. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer directly owned 88,053 shares in the company, valued at $6,262,329.36. This represents a 1.64% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

AECOM Stock Performance

NYSE:ACM opened at $71.21 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $84.92 and a 200-day moving average of $97.71. 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. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. AECOM has a twelve month low of $67.64 and a twelve month high of $135.52.

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

AECOM Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. AECOM’s payout ratio is currently 32.38%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ACM has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of AECOM from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of AECOM from $148.00 to $127.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of AECOM from $142.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of AECOM from $130.00 to $98.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price target (down from $116.00) on shares of AECOM in a research report on Wednesday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $117.82.

Institutional Trading of AECOM

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of ACM. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its stake in AECOM by 28,246.5% during 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 in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in AECOM by 105.3% during 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 purchasing an additional 2,162,158 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in AECOM during the 4th quarter valued at $205,499,000. PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab bought a new stake in AECOM during the 4th quarter valued at $67,553,000. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in AECOM during the 1st quarter valued at $54,686,000. Institutional investors own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

About AECOM

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.