OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Acquires 16,300 Shares of AECOM $ACM

OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp grew its position in AECOM (NYSE:ACM) by 335.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,158 shares of the construction company’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,300 shares during the quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp’s holdings in AECOM were worth $2,388,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. 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 valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 393 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of AECOM in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $219,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of AECOM by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 900,113 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $101,587,000 after buying an additional 10,160 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of AECOM by 3.5% in 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. Finally, Boston Partners raised its holdings in AECOM by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 115,593 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $13,047,000 after buying an additional 8,161 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ACM. Baird R W lowered shares of AECOM from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Argus decreased their target price on AECOM from $155.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of AECOM from $112.50 to $124.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of AECOM from $144.00 to $143.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of AECOM in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $141.90.

AECOM Stock Performance

NYSE ACM opened at $101.88 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $126.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $120.06. The stock has a market cap of $13.49 billion, a PE ratio of 24.20, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.05. AECOM has a fifty-two week low of $85.00 and a fifty-two week high of $135.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.14.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 18th. The construction company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $4.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. AECOM had a return on equity of 27.35% and a net margin of 3.48%.AECOM’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.27 EPS. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.650-5.850 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that AECOM will post 5.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AECOM Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 7th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 7th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from AECOM’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio is 24.70%.

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.