Accenture is a information technology service company located in Ireland, which is part of the Technology sector, and is traded under the ticker ACN on the NYSE exchange.
Accenture stock last closed at $308.52, up 0.51% from the previous day, and has increased 11.17% in one year. It has underperformed other stocks in the Information Technology Services industry by 0.07 percentage points. Accenture stock is currently +10.1% from its 52-week low of $280.23, and -20.38% from its 52-week high of $387.51.
As of May 15, 2024, there are 670.74M shares of ACN outstanding. The market cap of ACN is $206.94B. In the past 24 hours, 4.23M ACN shares were traded.
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Out of 15 Equities analysts who give recommendations on ACN, the consensus analyst rating on Accenture is a Buy
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Daniel Perlin, a bottom 2% analyst from RBC Capital maintains ACN with a buy rating and raises their ACN price target from $374.00 to $381.00, on Mar 22, 2024.
RBC Capital's Daniel Perlin raised their price target on Accenture (NYSE: ACN) by 1.9% from $374 to $381 on 2024/03/22. The analyst maintained their Buy rating on the stock.
The company's Q2 20240 results and FY 2024 guidance cut reflect continued uncertain macro conditions, with management noting an additional reduction in demand for smaller projects at the start of the calendar year, Perlin told investors after reviewing Accenture's Q2 2024 print, published on 2024/03/21.
Accenture's GenAI projects, however, continue to grow, with Q2 bookings achieving $600M, bringing YTD bookings to $1.1B, Perlin noted.
For Q2 2024, Accenture reported:
Management guided:
For Q3 2024:
For FY 2024:
Chair & CEO Julie Sweet commented: “In an uncertain macro environment, we remain the trusted partner to our clients for reinvention with a record 39 clients with quarterly bookings of over $100M.
“We also extended our early lead in generative AI with $1.1B in new bookings in the first half of the year. And we are investing to serve the needs of our clients and expand our growth opportunities with $2.9B of capital deployed in the first half in strategic acquisitions.
“Thank you to our more than 740,000 people around the world for your dedication to delivering value for our clients.”
Dan Dolev, a bottom 1% analyst from Mizuho reiterates ACN with a strong buy rating and lowers their ACN price target from $426.00 to $398.00, on Mar 22, 2024.
Arvind Ramnani, a bottom 1% analyst from Piper Sandler maintains ACN with a hold rating and lowers their ACN price target from $394.00 to $379.00, on Mar 21, 2024.
Alex Haissl, a top 43% analyst from Redburn Atlantic maintains ACN with a strong buy rating and raises their ACN price target from $410.00 to $445.00, on Mar 19, 2024.
Jonathan Lee, a bottom 19% analyst from Guggenheim initiates coverage on ACN with a strong buy rating and announces their ACN price target of $425.00, on Mar 19, 2024.
You can dive deeper into what analysts are projecting on the Accenture stock forecast page.
Last year, ACN earnings were $7.03B. Over the last five year, ACN's earnings have gone up by 9.78% per year. This was faster than the Information Technology Services industry average of 8.04%.
Last year, ACN revenue was $64.57B. During the past 5 year, ACN's revenue has increased by 8.85% per year. This was faster than the Information Technology Services industry average of 8.13%.
Learn more about ACN's earnings and revenue performance here.
In the past 12 months, executives and large shareholders at ACN have sold more shares than they have bought.
Gilles Pelisson, Director of ACN, was the latest ACN insider to sell. They sold $2,244,878.91 worth of ACN shares on May 13, 2024.
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Accenture pays a dividend of 1.62%, compared to the Information Technology Services industry's average dividend yield of 2.6%. If you owned $1,000 worth of ACN stock, you would have been paid $16.17 in the past year.
Accenture dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade but have not remained stable.
Find more info about Accenture dividend yield and history here.
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