AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Updates FY25 Earnings Guidance

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on ACM shares. Barclays raised their price objective on AECOM from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on AECOM from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on AECOM from $112.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of AECOM from $108.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on AECOM from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, AECOM has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $113.29.

AECOM Price Performance

Shares of AECOM stock traded up $2.20 during trading on Monday, reaching $109.13. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,383,153 shares, compared to its average volume of 796,576. AECOM has a one year low of $82.23 and a one year high of $115.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $104.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $95.65. The stock has a market capitalization 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.

AECOM Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.26 per share. This is an increase from AECOM’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.95%. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.31%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Gaurav Kapoor sold 42,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,601,837.52. This trade represents a 57.59 % decrease in their position. The sale 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.

AECOM Company Profile

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.