Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co Purchases 1,591 Shares of AECOM $ACM

Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co lifted its position in AECOM (NYSE:ACM) by 8.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,394 shares of the construction company’s stock after buying an additional 1,591 shares during the period. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in AECOM were worth $2,415,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of AECOM by 604.6% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 458 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 393 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of AECOM in the second quarter valued at approximately $219,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of AECOM by 3.5% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,080,814 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $100,224,000 after acquiring an additional 36,804 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its position in shares of AECOM by 7.6% during the second quarter. Boston Partners now owns 115,593 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $13,047,000 after acquiring an additional 8,161 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of AECOM by 19.7% during the second quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC now owns 48,735 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $5,500,000 after acquiring an additional 8,031 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

AECOM Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ACM opened at $105.59 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.17. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $128.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $120.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.99 billion, a PE ratio of 23.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.06. AECOM has a 52 week low of $85.00 and a 52 week high of $135.52.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 18th. The construction company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $4.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.31 billion. AECOM had a return on equity of 27.87% and a net margin of 3.82%.The business’s revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.27 EPS. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.650-5.850 EPS. Analysts predict that AECOM will post 5.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AECOM Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 7th will be paid a $0.31 dividend. This is an increase from AECOM’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 7th. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio is 29.45%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ACM. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of AECOM from $146.00 to $148.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AECOM in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered AECOM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 11th. National Bank Financial initiated coverage on AECOM in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $151.00 price target for the company. Finally, Argus decreased their price target on shares of AECOM from $155.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 20th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $141.90.

About AECOM

AECOM, together with its subsidiaries, provides professional infrastructure consulting services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Americas, International, and AECOM Capital. The company offers planning, consulting, architectural and engineering design, construction and program management, and investment and development services to public and private clients.