BNP Paribas Financial Markets Has $20.92 Million Stock Position in AECOM $ACM

BNP Paribas Financial Markets decreased its position in AECOM (NYSE:ACM) by 28.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 219,431 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 85,238 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in AECOM were worth $20,918,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. TD Asset Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of AECOM by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 15,278 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,993,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC grew its holdings in AECOM by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 29,634 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $2,825,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich grew its holdings in AECOM by 12.3% during the 4th quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 1,089 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $104,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of AECOM by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,860 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $368,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of AECOM by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,128 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $298,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares during the period. 85.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ACM. Zacks Research raised shares of AECOM from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. KeyCorp lowered their target price on shares of AECOM from $115.00 to $101.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AECOM from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of AECOM from $98.00 to $91.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of AECOM from $110.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, AECOM presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $116.00.

AECOM Trading Down 2.0%

Shares of ACM stock opened at $71.22 on Friday. AECOM has a 1 year low of $67.64 and a 1 year high of $135.52. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $91.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.59, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.93.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The construction company reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.58 by $0.01. AECOM had a return on equity of 28.52% and a net margin of 3.16%.The business had revenue of $3.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.94 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.25 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. AECOM has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.900-6.100 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that AECOM will post 5.97 earnings per share for the current year.

AECOM Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be issued a $0.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. AECOM’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.38%.

Insider Activity

In other AECOM news, CEO Troy Rudd purchased 4,225 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $71.02 per share, with a total value of $300,059.50. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 142,207 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,099,541.14. The trade was a 3.06% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Gaurav Kapoor acquired 1,420 shares of AECOM stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $71.12 per share, for a total transaction of $100,990.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 88,053 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,262,329.36. The trade was a 1.64% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

AECOM Company 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.