AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Reaches New 52-Week Low – What’s Next?

AECOM (NYSE:ACM)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $82.41 and last traded at $83.0350, with a volume of 28901 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $83.59.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on AECOM from $148.00 to $127.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of AECOM from $139.00 to $142.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. KeyCorp reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of AECOM in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of AECOM from $143.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and set a $132.00 target price (up from $126.00) on shares of AECOM in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, AECOM presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $130.09.

AECOM Price Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average price of $91.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $104.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The company has a market cap of $11.01 billion, a PE ratio of 24.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.09.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 9th. The construction company reported $1.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.41 by ($0.12). AECOM had a return on equity of 27.05% and a net margin of 2.94%.The company had revenue of $3.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.33 billion. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.180-4.890 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that AECOM will post 5.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AECOM Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.23%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ACM. Westend Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in AECOM in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in AECOM in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in AECOM in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA boosted its holdings in AECOM by 86.7% in the fourth quarter. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA now owns 280 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its holdings in AECOM by 95.4% in the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 295 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

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.