AECOM $ACM Shares Purchased by Wellington Management Group LLP

Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of AECOM (NYSE:ACM) by 126.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 61,157 shares of the construction company’s stock after purchasing an additional 34,194 shares during the quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP’s holdings in AECOM were worth $4,269,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ACM. Value Holdings Management CO. LLC acquired a new position in AECOM in the second quarter valued at $10,788,000. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of AECOM during the second quarter worth about $1,003,699,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of AECOM during the fourth quarter worth about $205,499,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AECOM in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,057,000. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AECOM by 39.5% in the 4th quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 154,065 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $14,687,000 after purchasing an additional 43,600 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on ACM. Weiss Ratings downgraded AECOM from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $91.00 price objective on AECOM in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on AECOM from $105.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of AECOM from $97.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Argus cut their target price on shares of AECOM from $85.00 to $75.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AECOM currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $88.25.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, President Lara Poloni bought 4,224 shares of AECOM stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was bought at an average price of $70.63 per share, for a total transaction of $298,341.12. Following the purchase, the president 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 ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

AECOM Stock Down 3.1%

AECOM stock opened at $63.96 on Thursday. AECOM has a twelve month low of $60.35 and a twelve month high of $135.52. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $68.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $76.40. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.34, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.91.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The construction company reported ($0.50) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.46 by ($1.96). AECOM had a return on equity of 19.72% and a net margin of 1.87%.The company had revenue of $3.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.01 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.34 EPS. AECOM’s revenue for the quarter was down 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.950-4.150 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that AECOM will post 3.98 earnings per share 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.