Rep. Lisa C. McClain Sells Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) Shares

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently sold shares of Aramark (NYSE:ARMK). In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Aramark stock on June 17th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924” account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG) on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of SAP (NYSE:SAP) on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of XPO (NYSE:XPO) on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Waters (NYSE:WAT) on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI) on 7/22/2025.

Aramark Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ARMK opened at $40.0180 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $10.52 billion, a PE ratio of 29.64 and a beta of 1.33. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $41.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $38.06. Aramark has a one year low of $29.92 and a one year high of $44.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.29.

Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40. The business had revenue of $4.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.66 billion. Aramark had a net margin of 2.02% and a return on equity of 15.67%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.31 earnings per share. Aramark has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.910-1.980 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Aramark will post 1.92 EPS for the current year.

Aramark Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 6th were given a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a $0.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Aramark’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.11%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aramark

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ARMK. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Aramark by 23.2% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 52,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,970,000 after buying an additional 9,934 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Aramark by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 432,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,147,000 after buying an additional 12,550 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Aramark by 24.6% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,163,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,413,000 after buying an additional 229,926 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Aramark during the fourth quarter worth $10,324,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Aramark during the fourth quarter worth $3,979,000.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Aramark from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Aramark from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the company from $43.00 to $47.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. UBS Group set a $46.00 target price on shares of Aramark and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Aramark from $42.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 30th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded shares of Aramark from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $45.44.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

Aramark Company Profile

Aramark provides food and facilities services to education, healthcare, business and industry, sports, leisure, and corrections clients in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Food and Support Services United States, and Food and Support Services International. The company offers food-related managed services, including dining, catering, food service management, and convenience-oriented retail services; non-clinical food and food-related support services, such as patient food and nutrition, retail food, environmental services, and procurement services; and plant operations and maintenance, custodial/housekeeping, energy management, grounds keeping, and capital project management services.