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Accenture (ACN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$179.30 +2.50 (+1.41%)
As of 03:08 PM Eastern
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About Accenture Stock (NYSE:ACN)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$170.28
$180.37
50-Day Range
$159.68
$209.18
52-Week Range
$155.82
$322.86
Volume
2.69 million shs
Average Volume
6.31 million shs
Market Capitalization
$119.31 billion
P/E Ratio
14.67
Dividend Yield
3.64%
Price Target
$274.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Accenture Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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ACN MarketRank™: 

Accenture scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 623 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Accenture has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 17 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Accenture has a consensus price target of $274.50, representing about 53.1% upside from its current price of $179.31.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Accenture has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Accenture's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Accenture are expected to grow by 7.86% in the coming year, from $13.87 to $14.96 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Accenture is 14.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.49.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Accenture is 14.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 168.03.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Accenture has a PEG Ratio of 1.68. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Accenture has a P/B Ratio of 3.66. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Accenture's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.23% of the float of Accenture has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Accenture has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.35.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Accenture has recently increased by 19.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Accenture is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.67%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Accenture has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Accenture is 53.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Accenture will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.58% next year. This indicates that Accenture will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Accenture's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Accenture has a news sentiment score of 1.12. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 33 news articles for Accenture this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    100 people have searched for ACN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 56% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    44 people have added Accenture to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 120% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Accenture insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $863,026.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.02% of the stock of Accenture is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    75.14% of the stock of Accenture is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Accenture's insider trading history.
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ACN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Accenture's stock was trading at $268.44 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ACN stock has decreased by 33.2% and is now trading at $179.3440.

Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March, 20th. The information technology services provider reported $2.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.84 by $0.09. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis.
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Accenture's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, September 26th 2024, which authorizes the company to buy back $4,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 1.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Accenture subsidiaries include these companies: Ergo, Avieco, AFD.TECH, Alfa Consulting, Tambourine, Zestgroup, Headspring, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Accenture include Bank of America Corp DE (0.98%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.52%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.46%) and Pzena Investment Management LLC (0.36%). Insiders that own company stock include Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Kathleen R Mcclure, Joel Unruch, John F Walsh, Leonardo Framil, Julie Spellman Sweet, Atsushi Egawa, Catherine Kiernan Hogan, Jaime Ardila, Ellyn Shook, Angie Y Park, Melissa A Burgum, Mauro Macchi, Manish Sharma, Paula A Price, Angela Beatty and Ryoji Sekido.
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Shares of ACN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Accenture investors own include Chevron (CVX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA) and Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/20/2026
Record date for 5/15 Dividend
4/09/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/15 Dividend
4/09/2026
Dividend Payable
5/15/2026
Today
5/20/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
6/18/2026
Fiscal Year End
8/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
IT Services
Sub-Industry
IT Consulting & Other Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:ACN
CIK
1467373
Employees
779,000
Year Founded
1989

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$360.00
Low Price Target
$210.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+53.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.63
Research Coverage
27 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$12.21
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.69
Forward P/E Ratio
12.93
P/E Growth
1.68
Net Income
$7.68 billion
Net Margins
10.61%
Pretax Margin
14.49%
Return on Equity
26.33%
Return on Assets
12.94%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.16
Current Ratio
1.34
Quick Ratio
1.34

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$69.67 billion
Price / Sales
1.71
Cash Flow
$16.51 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.86
Book Value
$48.96 per share
Price / Book
3.66

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
665,440,000
Free Float
665,310,000
Market Cap
$119.30 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.08

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This page (NYSE:ACN) was last updated on 5/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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