AlphaQuest LLC Purchases 16,539 Shares of AECOM $ACM

AlphaQuest LLC increased its holdings in shares of AECOM (NYSE:ACM) by 761.1% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 18,712 shares of the construction company’s stock after buying an additional 16,539 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC’s holdings in AECOM were worth $2,441,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in shares of AECOM by 10.5% in the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 792,378 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $103,279,000 after buying an additional 75,108 shares during the last quarter. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR acquired a new position in shares of AECOM during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,092,000. Amundi raised its stake in AECOM by 9.7% in the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 1,846,136 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $208,355,000 after acquiring an additional 162,870 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in AECOM by 42.6% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 167,723 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $21,880,000 after purchasing an additional 50,086 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management bought a new position in AECOM during the second quarter worth $219,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.41% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ACM has been the subject of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings cut shares of AECOM from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of AECOM from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 11th. Citigroup decreased their target price on AECOM from $152.00 to $131.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 26th. UBS Group dropped their price target on AECOM from $148.00 to $143.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Zacks Research lowered AECOM from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $130.36.

AECOM Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of ACM stock opened at $96.35 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $12.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.08. AECOM has a 1 year low of $85.00 and a 1 year high of $135.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $99.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $115.96.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last announced 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 firm had revenue of $4.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.31 billion. AECOM had a return on equity of 27.35% and a net margin of 3.48%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.27 EPS. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.650-5.850 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that AECOM will post 5.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AECOM Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 7th were given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This is a positive change from AECOM’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 7th. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.45%.

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.