In the past week, ACM stock has gone down by -2.57%, with a monthly decline of -1.98% and a quarterly plunge of -0.36%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.47%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.13% for AECOM. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.01% for ACM’s stock, with a 6.47% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in AECOM (NYSE: ACM) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for AECOM (NYSE: ACM) is 35.73x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ACM is 1.19. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ACM is 132.10M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.30% of that float. On January 31, 2025, ACM’s average trading volume was 897.84K shares.
ACM) stock’s latest price update
AECOM (NYSE: ACM)’s stock price has soared by 0.91 in relation to previous closing price of 104.60. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -2.57% in its stock price over the last five trading days. benzinga.com reported 2025-01-30 that ACM Research Inc ACMR shares are trading higher Thursday after short-selling investment firm Kerrisdale Capital announced a long position in the stock.
Analysts’ Opinion of ACM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ACM stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for ACM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ACM in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $130 based on the research report published on November 22, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Truist, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ACM reach a price target of $106. The rating they have provided for ACM stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 14th, 2024.
KeyBanc Capital Markets gave a rating of “Overweight” to ACM, setting the target price at $104 in the report published on January 10th of the previous year.
ACM Trading at -4.09% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ACM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.97% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.13%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.47%, as shares sank -1.40% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.54% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ACM fell by -2.57%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +12.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $107.71. In addition, AECOM saw -1.19% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ACM starting from Gan David Y., who sale 11,500 shares at the price of $111.46 back on Dec 16 ’24. After this action, Gan David Y. now owns 50,413 shares of AECOM, valued at $1,281,755 using the latest closing price.
Gan David Y., the CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER of AECOM, sale 6,362 shares at $110.19 during a trade that took place back on Dec 17 ’24, which means that Gan David Y. is holding 44,051 shares at $701,029 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ACM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.07 for the gross margin
The net margin for AECOM stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 23.01, with 4.34 for asset returns.
Based on AECOM (ACM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.19 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.62. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.23. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.08 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.95. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.5for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.34. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.13.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of AECOM (ACM) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
