Stanley Capital Management LLC Makes New $8.12 Million Investment in AECOM $ACM

Key Points

• Stanley Capital Management purchased 116,400 AECOM shares worth approximately $8.12 million, taking a 0.09% stake. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.41% of the company.
• AECOM’s shares opened at $62.75, down 3.4%, near the lower end of their 52-week range. The company reported a quarterly EPS loss of $0.50, missing estimates by $1.96, while revenue fell 14.2% year over year.
• Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus with an average price target of $89.58, although several firms recently lowered their targets. AECOM also pays a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, yielding about 2.0% annually.

Stanley Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in AECOM (NYSE:ACM - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 116,400 shares of the construction company's stock, valued at approximately $8,125,000. Stanley Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.09% of AECOM at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new position in shares of AECOM during the second quarter worth about $39,293,000. EFG International AG bought a new stake in AECOM in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $720,000. Primecap Management Co. CA bought a new stake in AECOM in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $613,336,000. PDT Partners LLC acquired a new position in AECOM during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $12,056,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in AECOM during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $5,912,000. 85.41% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at AECOM

In other AECOM news, President Lara Poloni purchased 4,224 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $70.63 per share, for a total transaction of $298,341.12. Following the purchase, the president owned 153,446 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,837,890.98. The trade was a 2.83% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.46% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on ACM. Weiss Ratings cut shares of AECOM from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Truist Financial restated a "buy" rating and set a $85.00 target price (down from $102.00) on shares of AECOM in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Piper Sandler set a $79.00 target price on shares of AECOM in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. UBS Group set a $85.00 target price on shares of AECOM in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, KeyCorp lowered their price target on shares of AECOM from $101.00 to $79.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $89.58.

AECOM Trading Down 3.4%

Shares of NYSE:ACM opened at $62.75 on Wednesday. AECOM has a 52-week low of $60.35 and a 52-week high of $135.52. The company has a market capitalization of $8.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.38 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $68.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $78.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The construction company reported ($0.50) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.46 by ($1.96). The business had revenue of $3.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.01 billion. AECOM had a return on equity of 19.72% and a net margin of 1.87%.AECOM's quarterly revenue was down 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.34 EPS. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.950-4.150 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that AECOM will post 3.98 earnings per share for the current year.

AECOM Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. AECOM's payout ratio is presently 56.88%.

AECOM Profile

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.

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