AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.00-5.20 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.97. AECOM also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.000-5.200 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ACM has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Truist Financial raised their target price on AECOM from $108.00 to $119.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 4th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of AECOM from $110.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. StockNews.com upgraded shares of AECOM from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, October 27th. Barclays boosted their price objective on AECOM from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on AECOM from $112.00 to $113.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $116.43.

AECOM Stock Performance

Shares of ACM opened at $109.48 on Thursday. AECOM has a one year low of $82.23 and a one year high of $115.74. The company has a 50-day moving average of $105.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $95.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The stock has a market cap of $14.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.99, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.17.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 18th. The construction company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.81 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.86 billion. AECOM had a net margin of 1.61% and a return on equity of 24.14%. AECOM’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.01 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that AECOM will post 4.47 earnings per share for the current year.

AECOM Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be paid a $0.26 dividend. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.95%. This is a boost from AECOM’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 2nd. AECOM’s payout ratio is presently 29.73%.

AECOM declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Monday, November 18th that permits the company to buyback $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the construction company to repurchase up to 6.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Gaurav Kapoor sold 42,400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.34, for a total value of $4,890,416.00. Following the completion of 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.

About AECOM

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.