Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Decreases Stock Holdings in AECOM $ACM

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund lowered its stake in AECOM (NYSE:ACM) by 54.2% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 6,172 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 7,292 shares during the quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund’s holdings in AECOM were worth $805,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its holdings in AECOM by 0.6% during the third quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 13,124 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,712,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators raised its position in shares of AECOM by 10.8% during the 3rd quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 997 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $130,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Archer Investment Corp lifted its stake in AECOM by 9.3% in the 2nd quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 1,175 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $133,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in AECOM by 38.5% in the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 392 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Transce3nd LLC increased its stake in AECOM by 15.1% during the 2nd quarter. Transce3nd LLC now owns 899 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $102,000 after buying an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research upgraded AECOM from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Robert W. Baird set a $125.00 price objective on AECOM in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $132.00 target price (up previously from $126.00) on shares of AECOM in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of AECOM from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Argus decreased their price target on shares of AECOM from $155.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $130.09.

AECOM Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of ACM opened at $96.54 on Friday. AECOM has a 52-week low of $85.00 and a 52-week high of $135.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $97.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $114.30. The company has a market capitalization of $12.48 billion, a PE ratio of 27.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.08.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The construction company reported $1.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.41 by ($0.12). AECOM had a net margin of 2.94% and a return on equity of 27.05%. The firm had revenue of $3.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.33 billion. AECOM’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.180-4.890 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that AECOM will post 5.1 EPS for the current year.

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.