Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, engineering and design company AECOM Technology
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at AECOM's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
AECOM facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Los Angeles (1980) |
| Market Cap | $2.3 billion |
| Industry | Construction and engineering |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $8.3 billion |
| Management | Chairman/CEO John Dionisio CFO Stephen Kadenacy |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 11.5% |
| Cash/Debt | $398.4 million / $1.1 billion |
| Competitors |
ABB
Jacobs Engineering KBR |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 599 members who have rated AECOM believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star Staka, offered a balanced take on the opportunity:
Positive:
- Cheap valuation relative to peers
- Good worldwide diversification of customers
- Infrastructure investment might very well become a more urgent topic in the US after elections
Negative:
- Will suffer in a recession but this is at least partially priced in
- They are not well represented in China and might not profit from the new Chinese transportation infrastructure investment boom
- Insiders are heavy sellers
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