AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Updates FY25 Earnings Guidance

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of $5.00-5.20 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $4.97.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ACM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of AECOM from $112.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of AECOM from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 8th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of AECOM from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. StockNews.com raised AECOM from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, October 27th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price target on AECOM from $108.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 4th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $113.29.

AECOM Trading Up 2.1 %

ACM stock traded up $2.20 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $109.13. The stock had a trading volume of 1,383,153 shares, compared to its average volume of 796,576. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $104.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $95.65. AECOM has a 1-year low of $82.23 and a 1-year high of $115.74. The firm has a market cap of $14.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98.

AECOM Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be issued a $0.26 dividend. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.95%. This is a boost from AECOM’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.31%.

Insider Transactions at AECOM

In other news, CFO Gaurav Kapoor sold 42,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.34, for a total value of $4,890,416.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 31,228 shares in the company, valued at $3,601,837.52. This trade represents a 57.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

About AECOM

AECOM, together with its subsidiaries, provides professional infrastructure consulting services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Americas, International, and AECOM Capital. The company offers planning, consulting, architectural and engineering design, construction and program management, and investment and development services to public and private clients.