AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.00-5.20 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $4.97.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ACM has been the subject of several recent research reports. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on AECOM from $112.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on AECOM from $108.00 to $119.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. StockNews.com raised AECOM from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, October 27th. Citigroup boosted their target price on AECOM from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of AECOM from $115.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $113.29.

AECOM Price Performance

Shares of ACM traded up $2.20 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $109.13. 1,376,181 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 796,482. The stock has a market cap of $14.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.47, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.17. AECOM has a 52 week low of $82.23 and a 52 week high of $115.74. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $104.62 and a 200-day moving average of $95.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.13.

AECOM Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be given a $0.26 dividend. This is a positive change from AECOM’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.95%. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio is 47.31%.

Insider Transactions at AECOM

In other news, CFO Gaurav Kapoor sold 42,400 shares of AECOM stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.34, for a total value of $4,890,416.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 31,228 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,601,837.52. This trade represents a 57.59 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

AECOM Company Profile

AECOM, together with its subsidiaries, provides professional infrastructure consulting services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Americas, International, and AECOM Capital. The company offers planning, consulting, architectural and engineering design, construction and program management, and investment and development services to public and private clients.