Aecon Group (TSE:ARE) Given New C$24.00 Price Target at BMO Capital Markets

Aecon Group (TSE:ARE) had its price objective cut by BMO Capital Markets from C$29.00 to C$24.00 in a research note published on Friday morning,BayStreet.CA reports.

ARE has been the topic of a number of other research reports. National Bank Financial cut Aecon Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. National Bankshares cut Aecon Group from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and upped their price target for the company from C$28.00 to C$30.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. TD Securities dropped their price target on Aecon Group from C$35.00 to C$30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Desjardins dropped their price target on Aecon Group from C$32.00 to C$29.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, CIBC decreased their price objective on Aecon Group from C$33.00 to C$30.00 in a research note on Friday. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$24.98.

Aecon Group Stock Down 3.9 %

Shares of TSE ARE opened at C$17.96 on Friday. Aecon Group has a one year low of C$13.03 and a one year high of C$29.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.84, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.27. The business’s fifty day moving average price is C$24.38 and its 200-day moving average price is C$23.88. The stock has a market capitalization of C$1.14 billion, a PE ratio of -17.67, a P/E/G ratio of 18.18 and a beta of 1.13.

Aecon Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 3rd were paid a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.23%. Aecon Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently -74.76%.

Aecon Group Company Profile

Aecon Group Inc is a Canada-based company that operates in two segments: Construction and Concessions. The Construction segment includes various aspects of the construction of public and private infrastructure projects, mainly in the transportation sector. Its concessions segment is engaged in the development, financing, construction, and operation of infrastructure projects.