Accenture (ACN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Accenture plc is a global professional services company that helps businesses, governments and other organizations solve operational and technology challenges. Its work includes strategy and management consulting, digital transformation, systems integration and the design, implementation and management of technology solutions.

The company serves clients across a broad range of industries and geographies. Its services span cloud computing, data and artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, software and platforms, business process operations, and digital marketing and customer experience.

Accenture traces its roots to the consulting business of accounting firm Arthur Andersen. It became independent as Andersen Consulting in 1989 and adopted the Accenture name in 2001. Julie Sweet has served as the company’s chair and chief executive officer since 2021.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $255.41 to $260.99
• 50-Day Range: $174.40 to $266.18
• 52-Week Range: $118.15 to $291.09
• Volume: 2.44 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.95 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $153.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.19
• Dividend Yield: 2.63%
• Price Target: $221.07
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Accenture Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Accenture scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 86th out of 586 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Accenture has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.37, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 17 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Accenture has a consensus price target of $221.07, representing about 15.0% downside from its current price of $260.10.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Accenture has been the subject of 20 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.31%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Accenture are expected to grow by 8.31% in the coming year, from $14.68 to $15.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Accenture is 19.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Accenture is 19.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 42.76.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Accenture has a PEG Ratio of 2.03. 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 4.74. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.42% 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 2.18, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Accenture has recently increased by 2.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Accenture pays a meaningful dividend of 2.69%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Accenture has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Accenture is 50.44%. 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 43.02% next year. This indicates that Accenture will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.18

News Sentiment

Accenture has a news sentiment score of 1.18. 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 0.48 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for Accenture this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 98 people have searched for ACN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

27 people have added Accenture to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 238% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Accenture in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Accenture insiders have sold 48.32% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $3,200,926.00 in company stock and sold $4,747,563.00 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 7/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 7/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/01/2026
• Record date for 11/13 Dividend: 10/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend: 10/13/2026
• Today: 11/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 8/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: IT Services
• Sub-Industry: IT Consulting & Other Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ACN
• CIK: 1467373
• Web: www.accenture.com
• Phone: (531) 646-2000
• Fax: 353-1646-2020
• Employees: 814,000
• Year Founded: 1989

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Accenture: $221.07
• High Price Target: $282.00
• Low Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -14.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.37
• Research Coverage: 27 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $13.56
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.27
• P/E Growth: 2.03
• Net Income: $8.37 billion
• Net Margins: 11.28%
• Pretax Margin: 15.33%
• Return on Equity: 26.53%
• Return on Assets: 12.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.31
• Current Ratio: 1.43
• Quick Ratio: 1.43

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $74.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.06
• Cash Flow: $18.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.35
• Book Value: $54.92 per share
• Price / Book: 4.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 591,038,000
• Free Float: 590,920,000
• Market Cap: $152.89 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.01