Accenture (ACN) Competitors $300.79 +1.64 (+0.55%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$300.70 -0.09 (-0.03%) As of 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ACN vs. IBM, CTSH, IT, LDOS, BAH, CACI, DOX, EPAM, TDC, and HCKTShould you be buying Accenture stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Accenture include International Business Machines (IBM), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Gartner (IT), Leidos (LDOS), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), CACI International (CACI), Amdocs (DOX), EPAM Systems (EPAM), Teradata (TDC), and The Hackett Group (HCKT). These companies are all part of the "it consulting & other services" industry. Accenture vs. International Business Machines Cognizant Technology Solutions Gartner Leidos Booz Allen Hamilton CACI International Amdocs EPAM Systems Teradata The Hackett Group Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ACN or IBM? 75.1% of Accenture shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of International Business Machines shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Accenture shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Business Machines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate ACN or IBM? Accenture presently has a consensus target price of $377.82, suggesting a potential upside of 24.42%. International Business Machines has a consensus target price of $242.41, suggesting a potential upside of 0.17%. Given Accenture's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Accenture is more favorable than International Business Machines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Accenture 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.74International Business Machines 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.39 Which has better valuation and earnings, ACN or IBM? Accenture has higher revenue and earnings than International Business Machines. Accenture is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Business Machines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAccenture$67.22B2.83$7.26B$12.1125.07International Business Machines$62.83B3.57$6.02B$5.8141.65 Which has more risk and volatility, ACN or IBM? Accenture has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Business Machines has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ACN or IBM a better dividend stock? Accenture pays an annual dividend of $5.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. International Business Machines pays an annual dividend of $6.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Accenture pays out 48.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Business Machines pays out 115.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Accenture has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years and International Business Machines has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years. International Business Machines is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ACN or IBM? Accenture received 73 more outperform votes than International Business Machines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.79% of users gave Accenture an outperform vote while only 58.31% of users gave International Business Machines an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAccentureOutperform Votes120669.79% Underperform Votes52230.21% International Business MachinesOutperform Votes113358.31% Underperform Votes81041.69% Is ACN or IBM more profitable? Accenture has a net margin of 11.41% compared to International Business Machines' net margin of 9.60%. International Business Machines' return on equity of 38.99% beat Accenture's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Accenture11.41% 26.91% 14.09% International Business Machines 9.60%38.99%7.14% Does the media prefer ACN or IBM? In the previous week, International Business Machines had 65 more articles in the media than Accenture. MarketBeat recorded 96 mentions for International Business Machines and 31 mentions for Accenture. Accenture's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat International Business Machines' score of 0.72 indicating that Accenture is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Accenture 26 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive International Business Machines 52 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 23 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAccenture beats International Business Machines on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Accenture News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ACN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAccentureBusiness services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$190.05B$20.46B$23.65B$19.02BDividend Yield2.02%2.65%2.97%4.03%P/E Ratio25.4633.7742.7333.12Price / Sales2.837.492,088.0328.04Price / Cash23.3932.3034.7217.52Price / Book6.525.246.244.51Net Income$7.26B$676.58M$739.49M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.19%0.81%2.33%1.38%1 Month Performance-3.14%2.31%2.63%-1.99%1 Year Performance1.71%21.54%52,786.11%5.28% Accenture Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACNAccenture4.9709 of 5 stars$300.79+0.5%$377.82+25.6%-0.6%$188.39B$67.22B25.23721,000Positive NewsIBMInternational Business Machines4.3034 of 5 stars$235.28+1.2%$242.41+3.0%+45.5%$218.10B$62.75B36.69311,300Dividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionCTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4.6918 of 5 stars$72.12-0.1%$83.67+16.0%+12.0%$35.68B$19.74B15.99355,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpITGartner4.5324 of 5 stars$412.60-0.8%$513.63+24.5%+2.0%$31.69B$6.27B25.7419,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsLDOSLeidos4.7924 of 5 stars$144.78-0.6%$179.23+23.8%+5.0%$18.57B$16.66B15.6745,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓Positive NewsBAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.8887 of 5 stars$117.59-1.7%$146.45+24.5%-18.8%$14.91B$11.78B17.5429,300Positive NewsCACICACI International3.9039 of 5 stars$444.81-1.0%$525.25+18.1%+13.8%$9.99B$8.36B20.9022,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDOXAmdocs4.8137 of 5 stars$86.64+0.7%$101.20+16.8%+5.5%$9.78B$4.87B20.1030,300Short Interest ↓Positive NewsEPAMEPAM Systems4.7987 of 5 stars$158.30-0.5%$235.56+48.8%-33.4%$9.03B$4.73B20.1959,300Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap UpTDCTeradata4.4492 of 5 stars$21.56-0.2%$33.70+56.3%-42.0%$2.07B$1.75B18.417,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHCKTThe Hackett Group4.291 of 5 stars$25.20-1.5%$32.67+29.6%+17.8%$696.70M$313.86M23.771,180Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies International Business Machines Alternatives Cognizant Technology Solutions Alternatives Gartner Alternatives Leidos Alternatives Booz Allen Hamilton Alternatives CACI International Alternatives Amdocs Alternatives EPAM Systems Alternatives Teradata Alternatives The Hackett Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ACN) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredElon Musk’s next move from the Oval Office?No one is closer to President Trump than Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 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