Plato Investment Management Ltd Purchases New Position in AECOM $ACM

Plato Investment Management Ltd purchased a new stake in AECOM (NYSE:ACM) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 15,409 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,069,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACM. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA lifted its position in shares of AECOM by 86.7% during the 4th quarter. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA now owns 280 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in shares of AECOM by 95.4% in the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 295 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of AECOM by 189.3% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 298 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp lifted its position in AECOM by 129.1% in the fourth quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 362 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in AECOM in the first quarter valued at $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on ACM. Wall Street Zen cut AECOM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $85.00 target price (down from $102.00) on shares of AECOM in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of AECOM from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. KeyCorp dropped their price target on AECOM from $101.00 to $79.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $79.00 price objective on AECOM in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $94.58.

AECOM Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of AECOM stock opened at $61.93 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $7.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.25 and a beta of 0.93. AECOM has a 52-week low of $60.35 and a 52-week high of $135.52. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $69.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11.

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

AECOM Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio is currently 56.88%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AECOM news, President Lara Poloni acquired 4,224 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $70.63 per share, for a total transaction of $298,341.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the president owned 153,446 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,837,890.98. The trade was a 2.83% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.46% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

AECOM Company Profile

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.