Insider Buying: AECOM (NYSE:ACM) CFO Purchases $100,990.40 in Stock

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) CFO Gaurav Kapoor acquired 1,420 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $71.12 per share, for a total transaction of $100,990.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 88,053 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,262,329.36. This represents a 1.64% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

AECOM Price Performance

AECOM stock opened at $71.21 on Friday. AECOM has a 52 week low of $67.64 and a 52 week high of $135.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $84.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $97.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.15 billion, a PE ratio of 18.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.00.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The construction company reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.01. AECOM had a net margin of 3.16% and a return on equity of 28.52%. The business had revenue of $3.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.25 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.900-6.100 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that AECOM will post 6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AECOM Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in shares of AECOM by 18.3% during the 1st quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,221,349 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $103,595,000 after acquiring an additional 189,261 shares during the last quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of AECOM during the 1st quarter valued at about $835,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its stake in shares of AECOM by 152.0% during the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 240,942 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $20,437,000 after acquiring an additional 145,344 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of AECOM during the 1st quarter valued at about $54,686,000. Finally, Delta Global Management LP acquired a new position in shares of AECOM during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,797,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of AECOM from $130.00 to $98.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AECOM in a report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of AECOM from $148.00 to $127.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of AECOM from $98.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of AECOM from $142.00 to $111.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, AECOM currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $117.82.

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.