Diversified Management Inc. Trims Position in Aramark $ARMK

Key Points

• Diversified Management Inc. cut its Aramark position by 90.5% in the second quarter, selling 131,010 shares and retaining 13,791 shares valued at approximately $785,000.
• Aramark reported quarterly earnings of $0.52 per share on $5.06 billion in revenue, beating analyst expectations, while revenue increased 9.3% year over year. Management also raised fiscal 2026 organic revenue-growth guidance to 9%-10%.
• Aramark shares opened at $60.56, near their 52-week high, with analysts assigning a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $61.71. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share, yielding 0.8% annually.

Diversified Management Inc. decreased its position in Aramark (NYSE:ARMK - Free Report) by 90.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 13,791 shares of the company's stock after selling 131,010 shares during the quarter. Diversified Management Inc.'s holdings in Aramark were worth $785,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Aramark by 38.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 489,646 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,903,000 after buying an additional 135,224 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its stake in Aramark by 36.0% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 9,918 shares of the company's stock valued at $415,000 after purchasing an additional 2,625 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Aramark by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 8,294 shares of the company's stock valued at $347,000 after purchasing an additional 573 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new stake in shares of Aramark in the 2nd quarter worth about $640,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Aramark by 61.5% in the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 16,097 shares of the company's stock worth $674,000 after buying an additional 6,127 shares during the period.

Aramark Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ARMK opened at $60.56 on Wednesday. Aramark has a 1 year low of $35.07 and a 1 year high of $61.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.85, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 1.21. The company has a market capitalization of $15.93 billion, a PE ratio of 45.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.12. The company's fifty day moving average price is $55.83 and its 200 day moving average price is $47.77.

Aramark (NYSE:ARMK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $5.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.94 billion. Aramark had a return on equity of 17.05% and a net margin of 1.84%.Aramark's revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.40 EPS. Aramark has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.180-2.280 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Aramark will post 2.24 earnings per share for the current year.

Aramark Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Aramark's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.82%.

Trending Headlines about Aramark

Here are the key news stories impacting Aramark this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Aramark reported fiscal Q3 revenue of $5.06 billion, up 9.3% year over year and above the $4.94 billion analyst consensus. Adjusted EPS was $0.52, compared with expectations of $0.48 and $0.40 in the prior-year quarter. Aramark fiscal third-quarter earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised fiscal 2026 organic revenue-growth guidance to 9%-10%, up from the previous 7%-9% range, while reaffirming its targets for adjusted operating-income and adjusted EPS growth. Aramark Q3 earnings release
• Positive Sentiment: Aramark highlighted broad-based business momentum, nearly 98% client retention and more than $1.6 billion in year-to-date new-client wins, up 51% from the comparable period. It also began serving its first Texas AI data-center site for a major hyperscaler, potentially opening a new demand channel. Aramark earnings and outlook analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: The company declared its quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share and ended the quarter with more than $1.4 billion of cash availability. Fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $2.18-$2.28 broadly brackets the $2.25 consensus estimate, limiting the incremental impact from the earnings outlook itself.
• Negative Sentiment: At the recent trading level, Aramark was near its 52-week high and carried a reported P/E ratio above 45, leaving the stock more exposed to profit-taking if growth or guidance momentum slows. QuiverQuant also reported two insider sales totaling 18,363 shares over the past six months, with no reported insider purchases. Aramark revenue and guidance update

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on ARMK shares. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Aramark from $47.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Aramark in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Aramark from $47.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $51.00 price objective on shares of Aramark in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Aramark from $49.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $61.71.

About Aramark

Aramark NYSE: ARMK is a global provider of food services, facilities management and uniform solutions, serving clients across a wide array of industries including education, healthcare, business and government. The company operates through three primary segments: Food and Support Services, Uniform and Career Apparel, and Facility Services, delivering integrated solutions designed to enhance guest experiences, improve operational efficiencies and maintain safe, clean environments. Aramark's offerings include corporate dining, patient and senior nutrition, campus dining, sports and entertainment concessions, custodial services, technical maintenance and industrial laundry.

Founded in 1959 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Aramark has expanded its footprint to more than 20 countries, with a strong presence in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia.

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