Acco Brands (ACCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ACCO Brands Corporation designs, manufactures and markets consumer and business products used for organization, productivity, school, work and creative activities. Its portfolio includes office products, school supplies, computer and mobile accessories, and presentation and binding solutions.

The company’s brands include Swingline, Kensington, Mead, Five Star, AT-A-GLANCE, Day-Timer, Quartet, GBC and Esselte. Products include staplers, shredders, planners, notebooks, calendars, backpacks, presentation materials, whiteboards, binding equipment and accessories for computers and mobile devices.

ACCO Brands serves customers through retail, e-commerce, commercial and government channels in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and other international markets. The company was formed in 2005 through the combination of ACCO USA and General Binding Corporation and is headquartered in Lake Zurich, Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.28 to $4.39
• 50-Day Range: $3.90 to $4.42
• 52-Week Range: $2.81 to $4.56
• Volume: 788,955 shs
• Average Volume: 646,559 shs
• Market Capitalization: $402.93 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.04
• Dividend Yield: 6.87%
• Price Target: $6.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Acco Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Acco Brands scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 117th out of 662 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Acco Brands has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Acco Brands has a consensus price target of $6.00, representing about 37.5% upside from its current price of $4.37.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Acco Brands has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.36%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Acco Brands are expected to grow by 11.36% in the coming year, from $0.88 to $0.98 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Acco Brands is 7.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Acco Brands is 7.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.48.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Acco Brands has a PEG Ratio of 0.80. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Acco Brands has a P/B Ratio of 0.59. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.22% of the float of Acco Brands has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Acco Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.08.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Acco Brands has recently increased by 6.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Acco Brands is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.06%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Acco Brands does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Acco Brands is 48.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Acco Brands will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.61% next year. This indicates that Acco Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

Acco Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.73. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Acco Brands this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for ACCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Acco Brands insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.30% of the stock of Acco Brands is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.56% of the stock of Acco Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/9 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/9 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/09/2026
• Today: 9/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Office Services & Supplies
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ACCO
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:ABD
• CIK: 712034
• Web: www.accobrands.com
• Phone: (847) 541-9500
• Fax: 847-272-1389
• Employees: 4,700
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Acco Brands: $6.00
• High Price Target: $6.00
• Low Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +37.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.04
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.96
• P/E Growth: 0.8
• Net Income: $41.30 million
• Net Margins: 3.74%
• Pretax Margin: 4.93%
• Return on Equity: 12.57%
• Return on Assets: 3.69%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.30
• Current Ratio: 1.97
• Quick Ratio: 1.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.52 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.26
• Cash Flow: $1.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.49
• Book Value: $7.37 per share
• Price / Book: 0.59

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 92,310,000
• Free Float: 87,416,000
• Market Cap: $402.93 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.21