Barclays PLC Has $64.04 Million Stock Position in AECOM $ACM

Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of AECOM (NYSE:ACM) by 103.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 490,826 shares of the construction company’s stock after buying an additional 250,043 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.37% of AECOM worth $64,038,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of AECOM by 28,246.5% in the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 5,335,667 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $602,183,000 after acquiring an additional 5,316,844 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in AECOM by 79.1% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,361,755 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $492,268,000 after buying an additional 1,926,466 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in AECOM in the 2nd quarter valued at $200,879,000. Hennessy Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of AECOM during the third quarter worth about $43,473,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in AECOM by 20.0% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,123,291 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $126,775,000 after acquiring an additional 187,018 shares during the last quarter. 85.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on ACM. Robert W. Baird set a $125.00 price objective on shares of AECOM in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of AECOM from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Bank of America upped their target price on AECOM from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of AECOM from $148.00 to $127.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price target on AECOM from $152.00 to $131.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, AECOM presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $130.09.

AECOM Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE ACM opened at $94.17 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.10. AECOM has a 52-week low of $85.00 and a 52-week high of $135.52. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $96.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $112.42. The stock has a market cap of $12.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.06.

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

AECOM Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st. AECOM’s payout ratio is 35.23%.

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.