Vest Financial LLC Raises Stake in AECOM $ACM

Vest Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of AECOM (NYSE:ACM) by 7.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 261,865 shares of the construction company’s stock after buying an additional 19,099 shares during the period. Vest Financial LLC’s holdings in AECOM were worth $24,964,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in AECOM by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 731,321 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $95,419,000 after purchasing an additional 12,664 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of AECOM by 11.3% in the third quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 129,432 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $16,887,000 after buying an additional 13,127 shares in the last quarter. Leuthold Group LLC bought a new stake in AECOM during the third quarter valued at $3,427,000. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in AECOM by 103.8% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 490,826 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $64,038,000 after buying an additional 250,043 shares during the period. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB grew its position in AECOM by 10.5% during the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 792,378 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $103,279,000 after buying an additional 75,108 shares in the last quarter. 85.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

AECOM Price Performance

Shares of AECOM stock opened at $81.13 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.49 billion, a PE ratio of 23.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. AECOM has a 12 month low of $79.01 and a 12 month high of $135.52. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $88.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $101.66.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The construction company reported $1.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.41 by ($0.12). AECOM had a return on equity of 27.05% and a net margin of 2.94%.The firm had revenue of $3.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.33 billion. The business’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. Sell-side analysts forecast that AECOM will post 5.97 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AECOM Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.23%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ACM has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup decreased their target price on AECOM from $131.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Weiss Ratings cut shares of AECOM from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of AECOM from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Truist Financial set a $116.00 price target on shares of AECOM in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of AECOM from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $128.55.

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.