De Lisle Partners LLP Acquires Shares of 30,568 AECOM $ACM

De Lisle Partners LLP bought a new position in AECOM (NYSE:ACM) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 30,568 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,136,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Allworth Financial LP purchased a new stake in AECOM in the 2nd quarter worth about $145,000. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG purchased a new position in shares of AECOM during the second quarter valued at approximately $501,000. Value Holdings Management CO. LLC purchased a new position in shares of AECOM during the second quarter valued at approximately $10,788,000. Danske Bank A S bought a new position in shares of AECOM during the second quarter valued at approximately $3,922,000. Finally, First National Bank of Omaha bought a new position in shares of AECOM during the second quarter valued at approximately $729,000. 85.41% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AECOM Stock Performance

AECOM stock opened at $64.88 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.06. The company has a market capitalization of $8.35 billion, a PE ratio of 29.76, a P/E/G ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $69.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $79.25. AECOM has a fifty-two week low of $60.35 and a fifty-two week high of $135.52.

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

AECOM Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given 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 1.9%. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio is presently 56.88%.

Insider Activity at AECOM

In other news, President Lara Poloni purchased 4,224 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $70.63 per share, for a total transaction of $298,341.12. Following the completion of the purchase, the president owned 153,446 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,837,890.98. This represents a 2.83% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on ACM. KeyCorp reduced their price target on AECOM from $101.00 to $79.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on AECOM from $105.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 13th. UBS Group set a $85.00 target price on AECOM in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on AECOM from $73.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of AECOM from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $94.58.

AECOM Company 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.