Accenture (NYSE:ACN) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Accenture updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance, projecting earnings per share of 13.190-13.570, which is below the consensus estimate of 13.710.
• Analyst ratings reflect a mix of opinions with the consensus rating being a "Moderate Buy", while recent price targets have been adjusted, with BMO Capital Markets lowering it from $355.00 to $325.00.
• Insider trading was notable, as CEO Julie Spellman Sweet sold 2,251 shares, representing a 21.73% decrease in her position, and other insiders have sold various amounts contributing to a total of 2,954 shares sold in the last quarter.

Accenture (NYSE:ACN - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 13.190-13.570 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 13.710. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ACN has been the topic of a number of research reports. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Accenture from $355.00 to $325.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. Hsbc Global Res raised Accenture to a "moderate sell" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. HSBC assumed coverage on Accenture in a research note on Monday, July 28th. They issued a "reduce" rating and a $240.00 price target for the company. Rothschild Redb cut Accenture from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. Finally, Wolfe Research decreased their price target on Accenture from $290.00 to $285.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Accenture has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $321.83.

Accenture Price Performance

NYSE:ACN opened at $239.29 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.46. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $255.29 and a 200 day moving average of $287.60. Accenture has a 52-week low of $234.10 and a 52-week high of $398.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $149.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.29.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Angela Beatty sold 203 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $282.34, for a total value of $57,315.02. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 5,249 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,482,002.66. The trade was a 3.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Julie Spellman Sweet sold 2,251 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $282.45, for a total value of $635,794.95. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 8,109 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,290,387.05. This represents a 21.73% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 2,954 shares of company stock valued at $834,280. Insiders own 0.02% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ACN. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Accenture by 36.2% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 18,438 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $6,486,000 after acquiring an additional 4,905 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Accenture by 46.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,066 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $618,000 after acquiring an additional 660 shares during the period. Monetary Management Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Accenture by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. Monetary Management Group Inc. now owns 3,325 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $994,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. Strategic Investment Advisors MI grew its holdings in shares of Accenture by 104.2% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Investment Advisors MI now owns 2,030 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $601,000 after acquiring an additional 1,036 shares during the period. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new position in shares of Accenture during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $553,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.14% of the company's stock.

Accenture Company Profile

Accenture plc, a professional services company, provides strategy and consulting, industry X, song, and technology and operation services worldwide. The company offers application services, including agile transformation, DevOps, application modernization, enterprise architecture, software and quality engineering, data management; intelligent automation comprising robotic process automation, natural language processing, and virtual agents; and application management services, as well as software engineering services; strategy and consulting services; data and analytics strategy, data discovery and augmentation, data management and beyond, data democratization, and industrialized solutions comprising turnkey analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions; metaverse; and sustainability services.

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