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ACM vs. STRL, EME, HWM, ITT, J, KBR, MLM, PH, WAB, and MPTI

Should you be buying AECOM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AECOM include Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), EMCOR Group (EME), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), ITT (ITT), Jacobs Solutions (J), KBR (KBR), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Wabtec (WAB), and M-tron Industries (MPTI).

AECOM vs. Its Competitors

Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) and AECOM (NYSE:ACM) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

AECOM has higher revenue and earnings than Sterling Infrastructure. AECOM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sterling Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sterling Infrastructure$2.12B3.85$257.46M$8.5631.32
AECOM$16.11B0.95$402.27M$4.5925.12

In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 2 more articles in the media than AECOM. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 18 mentions for AECOM. Sterling Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat AECOM's score of 1.04 indicating that Sterling Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sterling Infrastructure
16 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AECOM
9 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of AECOM shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AECOM shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AECOM has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 12.62% compared to AECOM's net margin of 3.85%. AECOM's return on equity of 27.67% beat Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sterling Infrastructure12.62% 26.58% 10.13%
AECOM 3.85%27.67%5.65%

Sterling Infrastructure presently has a consensus target price of $265.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.17%. AECOM has a consensus target price of $123.71, indicating a potential upside of 7.28%. Given AECOM's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AECOM is more favorable than Sterling Infrastructure.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sterling Infrastructure
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
AECOM
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Sterling Infrastructure beats AECOM on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ACM vs. The Competition

MetricAECOMENGINRG/R&D SVS IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$14.96B$7.13B$9.62B$21.12B
Dividend Yield0.92%1.30%2.00%3.58%
P/E Ratio25.1221.8716.7627.87
Price / Sales0.957.25107.4159.63
Price / Cash19.0518.4415.1223.02
Price / Book6.528.534.724.69
Net Income$402.27M$340.49M$620.50M$995.51M
7 Day Performance1.74%0.33%2.60%1.64%
1 Month Performance3.88%4.55%4.81%5.92%
1 Year Performance29.57%73.87%103.66%11.50%

AECOM Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ACM
AECOM
3.7278 of 5 stars
$115.32
+2.0%
$123.71
+7.3%
+29.4%$14.96B$16.11B25.1251,000Positive News
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
1.5412 of 5 stars
$247.65
-1.3%
$265.00
+7.0%
+123.4%$7.53B$2.12B28.933,000Positive News
EME
EMCOR Group
3.7163 of 5 stars
$560.03
-1.0%
$532.00
-5.0%
+62.2%$25.07B$14.57B24.7540,400Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
HWM
Howmet Aerospace
4.2412 of 5 stars
$187.74
-1.4%
$150.44
-19.9%
+134.7%$75.79B$7.43B61.1523,930Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
ITT
ITT
4.5837 of 5 stars
$156.80
-1.5%
$173.25
+10.5%
+16.1%$12.34B$3.63B24.9311,700Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
J
Jacobs Solutions
3.0494 of 5 stars
$137.28
-1.0%
$151.38
+10.3%
-0.6%$16.49B$11.50B37.8245,000Positive News
KBR
KBR
4.8773 of 5 stars
$45.97
-1.3%
$64.14
+39.5%
-29.1%$5.96B$7.98B15.3710,000
MLM
Martin Marietta Materials
4.0831 of 5 stars
$563.65
-0.2%
$603.86
+7.1%
+8.2%$33.98B$6.54B32.479,400Positive News
PH
Parker-Hannifin
4.3045 of 5 stars
$711.82
-1.5%
$739.59
+3.9%
+38.0%$90.96B$19.93B27.4161,120Positive News
WAB
Wabtec
3.8678 of 5 stars
$210.00
-0.9%
$216.83
+3.3%
+27.6%$35.94B$10.39B32.9229,500Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
MPTI
M-tron Industries
1.6674 of 5 stars
$41.52
+3.5%
N/AN/A$121.24M$49.01M15.21300Positive News

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This page (NYSE:ACM) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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