King Luther Capital Management Corp Has $1.72 Million Stock Position in AECOM $ACM

King Luther Capital Management Corp lowered its holdings in shares of AECOM (NYSE:ACM) by 49.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 18,029 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 17,827 shares during the period. King Luther Capital Management Corp’s holdings in AECOM were worth $1,719,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in shares of AECOM during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new stake in shares of AECOM during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of AECOM by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 294 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of AECOM by 189.3% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 298 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 195 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. grew its holdings in shares of AECOM by 219.8% during the 3rd quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 307 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Gaurav Kapoor acquired 1,420 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $71.12 per share, with a total value of $100,990.40. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer directly owned 88,053 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,262,329.36. The trade was a 1.64% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Troy Rudd acquired 4,225 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $71.02 per share, for a total transaction of $300,059.50. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,099,541.14. The trade was a 3.06% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

AECOM Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of ACM stock opened at $70.88 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $9.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.51, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.00. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $81.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. AECOM has a fifty-two week low of $67.64 and a fifty-two week high of $135.52.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The construction company reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $3.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.94 billion. AECOM had a net margin of 3.16% and a return on equity of 28.52%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.25 earnings per share. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.900-6.100 EPS. Research analysts forecast that AECOM will post 5.97 earnings per share for the current year.

AECOM Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. AECOM’s payout ratio is currently 32.38%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Barclays cut their price objective on AECOM from $110.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price objective (down from $116.00) on shares of AECOM in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on shares of AECOM from $115.00 to $101.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AECOM from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of AECOM from $117.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $116.00.

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.