Benson Investment Management Company Inc. Sells 6,173 Shares of AECOM $ACM

Benson Investment Management Company Inc. lessened its stake in AECOM (NYSE:ACM) by 13.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 39,832 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 6,173 shares during the period. Benson Investment Management Company Inc.’s holdings in AECOM were worth $5,197,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 195 shares during the period. MAI Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of AECOM during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of AECOM in the first quarter worth $33,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its position in shares of AECOM by 38.5% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 392 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of AECOM by 604.6% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 458 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 393 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on ACM. Citigroup increased their price target on AECOM from $150.00 to $152.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on AECOM from $142.00 to $139.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of AECOM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 11th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of AECOM in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of AECOM from $131.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AECOM presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $136.20.

AECOM Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ACM opened at $96.97 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $118.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $119.18. AECOM has a one year low of $85.00 and a one year high of $135.52. The stock has a market cap of $12.84 billion, a PE ratio of 23.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.14.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 18th. The construction company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $4.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.31 billion. AECOM had a return on equity of 27.35% and a net margin of 3.48%.The business’s revenue was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.27 earnings per share. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.650-5.850 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that AECOM will post 5.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AECOM Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 7th will be issued a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 7th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. This is an increase from AECOM’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.70%.

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.