AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Price Target Cut to $131.00 by Analysts at Citigroup

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) had its price target trimmed by Citigroup from $152.00 to $131.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the construction company’s stock.

ACM has been the subject of several other reports. UBS Group lowered their price objective on AECOM from $148.00 to $143.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Argus lowered their price target on AECOM from $155.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. National Bank Financial initiated coverage on shares of AECOM in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $151.00 price objective on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of AECOM from $142.00 to $139.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of AECOM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 11th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $130.70.

AECOM Stock Performance

NYSE ACM opened at $96.66 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $12.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.96, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $100.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $116.48. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. AECOM has a 12-month low of $85.00 and a 12-month high of $135.52.

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

AECOM Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 7th were given a $0.31 dividend. This is a positive change from AECOM’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 7th. AECOM’s payout ratio is presently 29.45%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AECOM

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of ACM. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its stake in AECOM by 0.6% in the third quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 13,124 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,712,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators raised its stake in shares of AECOM by 10.8% in the third quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 997 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $130,000 after buying an additional 97 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc raised its stake in shares of AECOM by 0.7% in the third quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 15,278 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,993,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the period. Archer Investment Corp lifted its position in shares of AECOM by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 1,175 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $133,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in shares of AECOM by 38.5% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 392 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

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.