After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. After-hours trades for AECOM (ACM) shows that investor sentiment remained broken, with the stock’s consolidated last price falling by -$0.37, or -0.41%, to $90.14. The AECOM has recorded 31,844 volume in the after hours trading session. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that AECOM selected as delivery partner for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension in Toronto.
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Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, ACM falls under the Industrials sector while operating within the Engineering & Construction industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $90.51 and fluctuated between $90.66 as its day high and $89.58 as its day low. The current market capitalization of AECOM is $12.31B. A total of 0.78 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 740.89K shares.
Insider Activity
Aside from predicting where a stock will go, investors also consider insider trades as an indicator of the stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, ACM has seen 1 BUY and 1 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 642 and the disposition of 9,641 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 20 BUYs and 6 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 154,353 shares during that period but sold 136,450.
In the most recent transaction, Rudd Troy sold 25,000 shares of ACM for 92.76 per share on Dec 15. After the transaction, the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER now owns 259,168 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 14, Poloni Lara sold 30,692 shares at 92.50 per share. ACM shares that PRESIDENT owns now total 53,752.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Stotlar Douglas disposed of 9,641 shares on Nov 16 at a per-share price of $86.76. This resulted in the Director holding 39,818 shares of ACM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Rudd Troy sold 78,097 shares at $88.33 per share on Aug 15. Company shares held by the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER now total 185,942.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. AECOM pays an annual dividend of $0.32, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.36%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 236.26. ACM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1/3/2024 when it declared a $0.22 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/19/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/20/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 10/4/2023. The ACM stock dividend was $0.18 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for ACM in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $102.13 with high estimates of $110.00 and low estimates of $90.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ACM has a high of $94.01 and a low of $74.40.
As of this writing, ACM has an earnings estimate of $0.95 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 8 estimates, with a high estimate of $1 per share and a lower estimate of $0.9.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. ACM’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.23B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.89B in debt and $5.52B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $16.24, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.83B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for ACM is Buy with a score of 4.86.
