AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.050-5.200 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.070. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ACM has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on AECOM from $113.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on AECOM from $119.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. StockNews.com upgraded AECOM from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, October 27th. KeyCorp reduced their target price on AECOM from $122.00 to $121.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on AECOM from $128.00 to $127.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $119.13.

AECOM Price Performance

NYSE:ACM opened at $103.89 on Tuesday. AECOM has a 12-month low of $82.23 and a 12-month high of $118.56. The company’s 50-day moving average is $109.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $103.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market cap of $13.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.19.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The construction company reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.21. AECOM had a net margin of 2.50% and a return on equity of 25.46%. Research analysts expect that AECOM will post 5.08 EPS for the current year.

AECOM Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd were issued a $0.26 dividend. This is a boost from AECOM’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.00%. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.14%.

AECOM declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Monday, November 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the construction company to reacquire up to 6.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity at AECOM

In other AECOM news, CFO Gaurav Kapoor sold 42,400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.34, for a total value of $4,890,416.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 31,228 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,601,837.52. This represents a 57.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.41% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.