NYSE:ACN - Accenture Stock Price, Price Target & More

Question 1

What is Accenture's stock symbol?

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Accenture trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ACN."

Question 2

How often does Accenture pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Accenture?

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Accenture declared a Semi-Annual dividend on Thursday, September 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 19th will be paid a dividend of $1.33 per share on Wednesday, November 15th. This represents a yield of 1.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 18th. View Accenture's Dividend History.

Question 3

How were Accenture's earnings last quarter?

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Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) released its earnings results on Thursday, June, 28th. The information technology services provider reported $1.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.72 by $0.07. The information technology services provider had revenue of $10.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.04 billion. Accenture had a net margin of 9.76% and a return on equity of 42.01%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 16.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.52 earnings per share. View Accenture's Earnings History.

Question 4

When is Accenture's next earnings date?

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Accenture is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, September, 27th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Accenture.

Question 5

What guidance has Accenture issued on next quarter's earnings?

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Accenture issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, June, 28th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $6.66-6.71 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $6.69.

Question 6

What price target have analysts set for ACN?

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25 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Accenture's stock. Their predictions range from $79.00 to $190.00. On average, they expect Accenture's share price to reach $161.4773 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.9%. View Analyst Ratings for Accenture.

Question 7

What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Accenture?

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25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Accenture in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 15 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Question 8

What are Wall Street analysts saying about Accenture stock?

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Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Accenture stock:

1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Accenture’s market share and revenues dependence on client relationships and the number of contracts it secures remains a concern. This, along with the limited scope for product differentiation, makes the renegotiation of large contracts extremely important. As a result, competition from strong companies is a constant pressure. Further, foreign currency exchange rate risks and integration risks continue to hurt the company’s prospects. Despite such headwinds, Accenture has been steadily gaining traction in its outsourcing business. Acquisitions have been a key growth catalyst. Further, the company has been strategically enhancing its cloud and digital marketing suite. Its strong operating cash flow has helped it reward its shareholders. The company has outperformed its industry in the past year." (6/20/2018)
2. Pivotal Research analysts commented, "We attended the Accenture analyst meeting, as we have in 2015, 2013 and going back to our original coverage in 2003. The meeting was overall as we expected, being that there was no change to current financial projections for FY18, and the majority of the meeting was a variety of business unit managers reviewing the company’s strategic positioning. The shares have obviously suffered post 2Q18 results when OM’s were lowered, and EPS had some tax help, but this has happened before. Our thesis remains the same, when an industry is in a phase of change and uncertainty, consultants and new solutions are needed, valued and budgeted. Thus, with Digital, cloud, IoT, RPA, AI, self-driving cars, etc., etc., this is a golden period of our new tech age and so far, has more legs than 1999, which only lasted two years. Alternatively, we are now in our 4 th year, and it seems many years to come. Granted we get it that why are OM’s then not expanding? We still believe there is more to come." (4/26/2018)
3. Cantor Fitzgerald analysts commented, "Digital continues to drive demand. Accenture expects $23 bn in revenues from the “New,” representing 60% of revenue in the current fiscal year (FY18, ending August 2018). We believe Digital is growing at ~25%, which means the rest of the business is contracting ~12% by our estimates. The company is using RPA to defend the core. We are moving to the next stage of Digital. Accenture approaches the Next New through its formula: vision, innovation architecture (Research/Ventures/Innovation), and eco-system. Two areas of growth in Next “New” are Blockchain and industry X.O. personalized experience." (4/25/2018)

Question 9

Who are some of Accenture's key competitors?

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Some companies that are related to Accenture include Visa (V), Mastercard (MA), Paypal (PYPL), Booking (BKNG), eBay (EBAY), Fidelity National Information Servcs (FIS), NetEase (NTES), Ctrip.Com International (CTRP), First Data (FDC), FleetCor Technologies (FLT), Global Payments (GPN), Total System Services (TSS), CoStar Group (CSGP), Worldpay (WP) and Msci (MSCI).

Question 10

Who are Accenture's key executives?

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Accenture's management team includes the folowing people:

Mr. Pierre Nanterme, Chairman & CEO (Age 59)
Mr. David P. Rowland, Chief Financial Officer (Age 57)
Mr. Gianfranco Casati, Group Chief Exec. of Growth Markets (Age 59)
Mr. Alexander M. van't Noordende, Group Chief Exec. of Products (Age 55)
Ms. Julie T. Spellman Sweet, Chief Exec. of North America (Age 51)

Question 11

Has Accenture been receiving favorable news coverage?

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News headlines about ACN stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Accenture earned a daily sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also gave news articles about the information technology services provider an impact score of 46.59 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

Question 12

Who are Accenture's major shareholders?

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Accenture's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of Montreal Can (0.19%), Swedbank (0.10%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.05%), Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC (0.04%), NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.03%) and Calamos Advisors LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Accenture stock include Chad T Jerdee, Daniel T London, David Rowland, Ellyn Shook, Gianfranco Casati, Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Johan Deblaere, Julie Spellman Sweet, Pierre Nanterme, Richard Lumb, Richard P Clark, Robert E Sell and 'T Noordende Alexander M Van. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Accenture.

Question 13

Which institutional investors are selling Accenture stock?

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ACN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Financial Bank Trust Division, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Saratoga Research & Investment Management, American National Bank, Park National Corp OH, Acropolis Investment Management LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund. Company insiders that have sold Accenture company stock in the last year include Chad T Jerdee, Daniel T London, David Rowland, Ellyn Shook, Gianfranco Casati, Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Johan Deblaere, Julie Spellman Sweet, Pierre Nanterme, Richard Lumb, Richard P Clark and 'T Noordende Alexander M Van. View Insider Buying and Selling for Accenture.

Question 14

Which institutional investors are buying Accenture stock?

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ACN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Swedbank, Bank of Montreal Can, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Guidant Wealth Advisors, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Confluence Investment Management LLC and Retirement Systems of Alabama. View Insider Buying and Selling for Accenture.

Question 15

How do I buy shares of Accenture?

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Shares of ACN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

Question 16

What is Accenture's stock price today?

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One share of ACN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $168.07.

Question 17

How big of a company is Accenture?

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Accenture has a market capitalization of $113.41 billion and generates $36.77 billion in revenue each year. The information technology services provider earns $3.45 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.91 on an earnings per share basis. Accenture employs 425,000 workers across the globe.

Question 18

How can I contact Accenture?

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Accenture's mailing address is 1 GRAND CANAL SQUARE GRAND CANAL HARBOUR, DUBLIN L2, D2. The information technology services provider can be reached via phone at 353-1646-2000 or via email at [email protected]

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