AECOM (ACM) Competitors $126.69 +0.75 (+0.59%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$126.64 -0.04 (-0.03%) As of 09/5/2025 07:36 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ACM vs. STRL, EME, HWM, ITT, J, KBR, MLM, PH, WAB, and MPTIShould 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 EMCOR Group Howmet Aerospace ITT Jacobs Solutions KBR Martin Marietta Materials Parker-Hannifin Wabtec M-tron Industries AECOM (NYSE:ACM) and Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, ACM or STRL? AECOM has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sterling Infrastructure has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate ACM or STRL? AECOM presently has a consensus target price of $128.44, suggesting a potential upside of 1.39%. Sterling Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $355.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.13%. Given Sterling Infrastructure's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sterling Infrastructure is more favorable than AECOM.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AECOM 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Sterling Infrastructure 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is ACM or STRL more profitable? Sterling Infrastructure has a net margin of 13.33% compared to AECOM's net margin of 3.82%. Sterling Infrastructure's return on equity of 27.93% beat AECOM's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AECOM3.82% 27.87% 5.78% Sterling Infrastructure 13.33%27.93%11.18% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ACM or STRL? 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 RatioAECOM$16.11B1.04$402.27M$4.5927.60Sterling Infrastructure$2.12B4.11$257.46M$9.2031.08 Does the media refer more to ACM or STRL? In the previous week, Sterling Infrastructure had 12 more articles in the media than AECOM. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Sterling Infrastructure and 13 mentions for AECOM. AECOM's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Sterling Infrastructure's score of 1.32 indicating that AECOM is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AECOM 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sterling Infrastructure 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACM or STRL? 85.4% of AECOM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of AECOM shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Sterling Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySterling Infrastructure beats AECOM on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ACM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart ACM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAECOMENGINRG/R&D SVS IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.68B$6.79B$9.54B$21.40BDividend Yield0.83%1.17%1.86%3.50%P/E Ratio27.6021.8117.2929.64Price / Sales1.0414.2793.7249.00Price / Cash21.2216.5915.2624.54Price / Book7.176.044.684.55Net Income$402.27M$341.50M$618.69M$999.70M7 Day Performance1.37%1.64%2.19%0.57%1 Month Performance6.84%5.86%12.98%5.65%1 Year Performance34.70%41.18%108.39%17.39% AECOM Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACMAECOM4.1099 of 5 stars$126.69+0.6%$128.44+1.4%+32.5%$16.68B$16.11B27.6051,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeSTRLSterling Infrastructure3.4157 of 5 stars$278.53-4.3%$355.00+27.5%+161.7%$8.47B$2.12B30.283,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionEMEEMCOR Group3.1374 of 5 stars$619.89-2.1%$594.50-4.1%+76.8%$27.75B$14.57B25.7240,400Positive NewsHWMHowmet Aerospace4.4412 of 5 stars$174.18-1.1%$172.13-1.2%+89.1%$70.22B$7.72B50.9323,930News CoveragePositive NewsITTITT4.5327 of 5 stars$170.10-1.5%$179.22+5.4%+30.5%$13.27B$3.70B26.7511,700Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastJJacobs Solutions3.6139 of 5 stars$146.45-0.3%$155.25+6.0%+1.0%$17.51B$11.84B36.5245,000Positive NewsKBRKBR4.7651 of 5 stars$50.50-1.5%$62.78+24.3%-25.3%$6.51B$7.74B18.3010,000MLMMartin Marietta Materials4.1965 of 5 stars$616.35+0.7%$622.63+1.0%+23.1%$37.17B$6.69B34.189,400Positive NewsEx-DividendPHParker-Hannifin4.4866 of 5 stars$759.76-0.9%$768.71+1.2%+31.9%$97.08B$19.85B28.0157,950Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst DowngradeWABWabtec4.7177 of 5 stars$193.33-0.9%$222.57+15.1%+18.0%$33.05B$10.56B28.8529,500Positive NewsMPTIM-tron Industries2.1986 of 5 stars$44.98-0.9%N/AN/A$131.34M$49.01M17.10300Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies STRL Alternatives EME Alternatives HWM Alternatives ITT Alternatives J Alternatives KBR Alternatives MLM Alternatives PH Alternatives WAB Alternatives MPTI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ACM) was last updated on 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners6-Figure Target for BTC by 2025Crypto ETF records broken – here's what’s next The biggest names in finance have built the infrastructure f...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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