Virtus Advisers LLC Has $169,000 Holdings in AECOM $ACM

Virtus Advisers LLC decreased its stake in AECOM (NYSE:ACM) by 85.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,500 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 8,704 shares during the quarter. Virtus Advisers LLC’s holdings in AECOM were worth $169,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in ACM. Brookstone Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of AECOM in the 2nd quarter valued at $219,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of AECOM by 604.6% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 458 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 393 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in AECOM by 3.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,080,814 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $100,224,000 after purchasing an additional 36,804 shares during the last quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in AECOM by 19.7% in the second quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC now owns 48,735 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $5,500,000 after buying an additional 8,031 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in AECOM by 1.1% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 900,113 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $101,587,000 after buying an additional 10,160 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

AECOM Stock Down 2.2%

AECOM stock opened at $103.13 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.66 billion, a PE ratio of 22.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.06. AECOM has a twelve month low of $85.00 and a twelve month high of $135.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The company has a 50 day moving average of $127.24 and a 200-day moving average of $120.16.

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

AECOM Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on ACM shares. Wall Street Zen cut AECOM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 11th. Baird R W cut shares of AECOM from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 21st. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of AECOM from $153.00 to $148.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of AECOM from $142.00 to $139.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of AECOM from $145.00 to $135.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $141.90.

AECOM Company Profile

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.