Accenture (ACN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) is a global professional services company that provides a broad range of consulting, digital, technology and operations services. Founded in 1989 as a spin-out from Arthur Andersen and rebranded as Accenture in 2001, the firm has evolved into a leader in helping organizations transform through innovation and technology. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Accenture maintains a presence in more than 50 countries, serving clients across diverse industries.

The company’s core offerings include strategy and consulting services, interactive and marketing solutions, technology and cloud services, as well as business process outsourcing. Accenture combines industry knowledge with deep expertise in areas such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, cybersecurity and sustainability to deliver end-to-end solutions. Its Accenture Song and Accenture Digital divisions focus on user experience design, digital marketing, and data analytics to help clients improve customer engagement and drive growth.

Accenture serves clients across financial services, communications, media and technology, health and public service, products and resources sectors. The firm leverages a global delivery model, with innovation hubs and development centers located in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East. This network supports large-scale transformation programs, including cloud migrations, IT modernization and supply chain optimization.

Since 2019, Accenture has been led by Chief Executive Officer Julie Sweet, supported by a global executive team overseeing finance, technology, human resources and global strategy. Under this leadership, the company continues to invest in skills development and research to address emerging business challenges, reinforcing its commitment to delivering sustainable and inclusive outcomes for clients worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $235.83 to $238.75
• 50-Day Range: $237.68 to $303.27
• 52-Week Range: $235.83 to $398.35
• Volume: 6.46 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $148.18 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.84
• Dividend Yield: 2.50%
• Price Target: $342.72
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Accenture Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Accenture scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 3rd out of 666 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Accenture has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.62, and is based on 15 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Accenture has a consensus price target of $342.72, representing about 44.7% upside from its current price of $236.85.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Accenture has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.86%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Accenture are expected to grow by 7.86% in the coming year, from $12.73 to $13.73 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Accenture is 18.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Accenture is 18.86, 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 448.88.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Accenture has a PEG Ratio of 2.05. 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 5.09. 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

2.16% 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 3.3, 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 1.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Accenture pays a meaningful dividend of 2.42%, 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 47.13%. 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 43.12% next year. This indicates that Accenture will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.96

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.16% 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 3.3, 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 1.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.07

News Sentiment

Accenture has a news sentiment score of 1.07. 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 0.88 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 59 news articles for Accenture this week, compared to 48 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 44 people have searched for ACN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

32 people have added Accenture to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 88% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $834,280.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 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.

ACN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ACN shares performed this year?

Accenture's stock was trading at $351.79 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ACN shares have decreased by 32.7% and is now trading at $236.8520.

How were Accenture's earnings last quarter?

Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) released its earnings results on Friday, June, 20th. The information technology services provider reported $3.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.32 by $0.17. Accenture's revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Accenture doing a stock buyback?

Accenture's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase plan on Thursday, September 26th 2024, which permits the company to repurchase $4,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 1.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Does Accenture have any subsidiaries?

Accenture subsidiaries include Ergo, Avieco, AFD.TECH, Alfa Consulting, Tambourine, Zestgroup, Headspring, and more.

Who are Accenture's major shareholders?

Accenture's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.40%), State Street Corp (4.47%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.24%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.44%). Insiders that own company stock include Jean-Marc Ollagnier, Kathleen R Mcclure, Joel Unruch, Leonardo Framil, John F Walsh, James O Etheredge, Jaime Ardila, Ellyn Shook, Melissa A Burgum, Angie Y Park, Julie Spellman Sweet, Paula A Price, Angela Beatty, Manish Sharma, Mauro Macchi and Ryoji Sekido.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Accenture?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Accenture own?

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: 6/20/2025
• Record date for 8/15 Dividend: 7/10/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend: 7/10/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/15/2025
• Today: 9/16/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/25/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 8/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and 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: 774,000
• Year Founded: 1951

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Accenture: $346.92
• High Price Target: $425.00
• Low Price Target: $240.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +45.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.62
• Research Coverage: 26 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $12.56
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.69
• P/E Growth: 2.05
• Net Income: $7.26 billion
• Net Margins: 11.61%
• Pretax Margin: 15.37%
• Return on Equity: 26.55%
• Return on Assets: 13.44%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 1.46
• Quick Ratio: 1.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $68.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.18
• Cash Flow: $15.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.32
• Book Value: $46.54 per share
• Price / Book: 5.11

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 626,329,000
• Free Float: 626,204,000
• Market Cap: $148.98 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.29