Natixis Advisors LLC Sells 10,162 Shares of AECOM (NYSE:ACM)

Natixis Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of AECOM (NYSE:ACM - Free Report) by 27.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 26,960 shares of the construction company's stock after selling 10,162 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC's holdings in AECOM were worth $2,879,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in shares of AECOM by 17.0% during the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,989,238 shares of the construction company's stock worth $205,429,000 after acquiring an additional 289,513 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its stake in AECOM by 1,847.8% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 274,857 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $28,384,000 after buying an additional 260,746 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in AECOM by 40.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 768,266 shares of the construction company's stock worth $79,339,000 after purchasing an additional 220,035 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC lifted its position in AECOM by 293.7% during the third quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 180,602 shares of the construction company's stock worth $18,651,000 after buying an additional 134,730 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Flputnam Investment Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of AECOM by 88.8% during the 4th quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co. now owns 272,888 shares of the construction company's stock worth $29,150,000 after buying an additional 128,346 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.41% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Barclays upped their price target on AECOM from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. KeyCorp cut their target price on shares of AECOM from $122.00 to $121.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of AECOM from $125.00 to $117.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their target price on AECOM from $128.00 to $127.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, AECOM presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $120.38.

AECOM Trading Down 0.9 %

NYSE:ACM traded down $0.86 on Tuesday, reaching $94.96. The company's stock had a trading volume of 445,241 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,049,206. The firm has a market cap of $12.60 billion, a PE ratio of 26.98, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.22. AECOM has a 1-year low of $82.23 and a 1-year high of $118.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.14. The business's 50-day moving average price is $101.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $105.20.

AECOM (NYSE:ACM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The construction company reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.21. AECOM had a return on equity of 26.84% and a net margin of 2.93%. Equities research analysts anticipate that AECOM will post 5.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AECOM Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 2nd will be paid a $0.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 2nd. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.10%. AECOM's dividend payout ratio is 29.55%.

AECOM 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.