Accenture (ACN) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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Accenture - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 27 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
16

Buy
10

Based on 27 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Accenture in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 27 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 16 have given a hold rating, and 10 have given a buy rating for ACN.

Consensus Price Target

$200.07
12.94% Upside

According to the 27 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Accenture, the average price target is $200.07. The highest price target for ACN is $282.00, while the lowest price target for ACN is $130.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 12.94% from the current price of $177.16.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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ACN Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/25/25 to 9/25/26	1 Month Ago 8/26/25 to 8/26/26	3 Months Ago 6/27/25 to 6/27/26	1 Year Ago 9/25/24 to 9/25/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	10 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)
Hold	16 Hold rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$200.07	$194.19	$195.00	$319.52
Forecasted Upside	12.94% Upside	6.94% Upside	51.23% Upside	37.61% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy

ACN Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

ACN Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Accenture Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Accenture	Technology Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.33	2.23	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	12.94% Upside	941.58% Upside	19.68% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent ACN News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
9/23/2026	BMO Capital Markets 3 of 5 stars	Keith Bachman 1 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Market Perform	$150.00 ➝ $200.00	+8.91%
9/22/2026	Jefferies Financial Group 3 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Hold	$130.00 ➝ $190.00	+3.61%
9/18/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 2 of 5 stars	Nate Svensson 1 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Hold	$136.00 ➝ $175.00	-4.61%
9/18/2026	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jonathan Lee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral
9/15/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Paige Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$195.00	+0.02%
9/14/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jason Kupferberg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$194.00	+5.55%
9/14/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	James Faucette Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$130.00 ➝ $175.00	-7.53%
8/26/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kevin McVeigh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
8/26/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Bryan Bergin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$151.00 ➝ $173.00	-5.67%
8/25/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Darrin Peller Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$165.00 ➝ $215.00	+15.25%
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8/24/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Bryan Keane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$135.00 ➝ $190.00	+2.17%
7/9/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Hold (C-) ➝ Sell (D+)
6/26/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral	$180.00 ➝ $130.00	+2.11%
6/23/2026	Dbs Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Moderate Buy ➝ Hold
6/23/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Dan Dolev Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$280.00 ➝ $226.00	+79.08%
6/23/2026	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$275.00 ➝ $175.00	+38.66%
6/22/2026	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	James Friedman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$186.00 ➝ $140.00	+14.51%
6/22/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Arvind Ramnani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold	$210.00 ➝ $150.00	+19.79%
6/22/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$335.00 ➝ $220.00	+73.58%
6/18/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Koning Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$190.00	+49.91%
6/18/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$180.00	+40.99%
6/18/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	James Schneider Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$270.00 ➝ $230.00	+81.47%
6/18/2026	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
6/17/2026	Berenberg Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$273.00 ➝ $220.00	+32.66%
6/8/2026	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$201.00	+12.63%
6/8/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tien-Tsin Huang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$247.00 ➝ $201.00	+13.32%
6/3/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Grossman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$315.00 ➝ $270.00	+44.95%
4/14/2026	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold	$220.00 ➝ $210.00	+9.44%
3/5/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$282.00	+33.31%
1/5/2026	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Harry Read Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$205.00 ➝ $210.00	-19.16%
6/23/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ramsey El-Assal Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$390.00 ➝ $360.00	+24.14%
6/20/2025	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Mixed
9/27/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$365.00 ➝ $388.00	+9.05%

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Should I Buy Accenture Stock? ACN Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Accenture pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Accenture
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Accenture:

Accenture shares surged approximately 6% on September 21, 2026, following the announcement of a major partnership with Anthropic, where the company will embed an evaluation team inside the AI lab to test model safety, with both firms committing to invest at least $1 billion over five years in AI safety initiatives.
The stock is currently trading at $183.63, which represents a significant discount to its 52-week high of $291.09, offering a potential entry point for investors who believe the recent rebound driven by enterprise AI adoption has not yet fully priced in the company's long-term competitive position.
Accenture reported strong financial performance in its most recent quarter, posting earnings per share of $3.80, which exceeded the analyst consensus estimate of $3.70, while maintaining a robust return on equity of 26.47% and a net margin of 10.66%.
The company's board of directors authorized a $2.00 billion stock repurchase program in June 2026, a move that typically signals management's belief that the stock is undervalued and provides a floor for share price support by reducing the number of outstanding shares.
Accenture is expanding its AI and cloud capabilities for mid-sized companies through a new offering with AWS, positioning the firm to capture a broader segment of the market that is increasingly adopting artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure solutions.

Accenture
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Accenture for these reasons:

Guggenheim downgraded Accenture from Buy to Neutral in September 2026, citing channel checks that did not find a corresponding improvement in client demand despite the stock's roughly 52% rebound from its June lows, raising concerns that the rally has outpaced fundamental improvements.
Valuation analysis suggests that Accenture could be approximately 21% overvalued based on projected future cash flows, indicating that the recent price increase may have already accounted for more growth than the company is currently delivering.
Several analysts have recently lowered their price targets and ratings, including Susquehanna, which cut its price objective from $186.00 to $140.00 and set a Neutral rating, reflecting a broader shift in sentiment from Moderate Buy to Hold across the analyst community.
There are growing concerns that artificial intelligence poses risks to traditional consulting revenue and pricing models, as AI tools may reduce the need for human-led consulting services, potentially impacting Accenture's core business model and margins.
Insider selling activity has been notable, with General Counsel Joel Unruch selling 10,498 shares in July 2026 and CEO Julie Sweet selling 6,057 shares in February 2026, which some investors interpret as a lack of confidence in the stock's near-term upside potential.

ACN Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 27 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Accenture is $200.07, with a high forecast of $282.00 and a low forecast of $130.00.

27 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Accenture in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 16 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" ACN shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in ACN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Accenture's stock has a predicted upside of 12.94% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Accenture's stock had 3 downgrades by analysts.

Accenture has been rated by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Guggenheim, Jefferies Financial Group, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank Of Canada, TD Cowen, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Accenture more than other "technology" companies. The consensus rating score for Accenture is 2.33 while the average consensus rating score for "technology" companies is 2.23. Learn more on how ACN compares to other companies.

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