AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• AECOM has updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance to an earnings per share range of 5.200-5.300, exceeding the consensus estimate of 5.148.
• The company's stock price increased by $0.93 to reach $112.01 during trading, with a market cap of $14.82 billion.
• AECOM announced a quarterly dividend of $0.26 per share, yielding 0.9%, with a payout ratio of 22.66%.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.200-5.300 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 5.148. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group boosted their price objective on AECOM from $126.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on AECOM from $108.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on AECOM from $129.00 to $121.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating and set a $137.00 price objective (up from $122.00) on shares of AECOM in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their target price on shares of AECOM from $129.00 to $131.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, AECOM presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $127.33.

AECOM Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ACM traded down $0.88 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $118.13. The company's stock had a trading volume of 398,829 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,000,011. AECOM has a one year low of $85.00 and a one year high of $121.73. The company has a market cap of $15.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $112.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $104.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 4th. The construction company reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $1.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.33 billion. AECOM had a return on equity of 28.70% and a net margin of 3.82%. The company's revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.16 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that AECOM will post 5.1 EPS for the current year.

AECOM Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.26 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 2nd. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. AECOM's dividend payout ratio is currently 22.66%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Focus Partners Wealth raised its stake in AECOM by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 4,150 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $385,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in AECOM by 62.6% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,266 shares of the construction company's stock worth $1,323,000 after acquiring an additional 5,493 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Great Lakes Advisors LLC boosted its position in AECOM by 14.9% during the 1st quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 2,366 shares of the construction company's stock worth $219,000 after acquiring an additional 306 shares during the period. 85.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.