Accenture (ACN) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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Accenture has been rated by research analysts at Argus , BMO Capital Markets , Citigroup , Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft , Evercore , Guggenheim , Jefferies Financial Group , JPMorgan Chase & Co. , Mizuho , Morgan Stanley , Robert W. Baird , Royal Bank Of Canada , Susquehanna , TD Cowen , The Goldman Sachs Group , Truist Financial , UBS Group , Weiss Ratings , Wells Fargo & Company , and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.

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

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 27 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
14

Buy
11

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, 2 have given a sell rating, 14 have given a hold rating, and 11 have given a buy rating for ACN.

Consensus Price Target

$219.15
2.00% Upside

According to the 27 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Accenture, the average price target is $219.15. 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 2.00% from the current price of $214.86.

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 10/13/25 to 10/13/26	1 Month Ago 9/13/25 to 9/13/26	3 Months Ago 7/15/25 to 7/15/26	1 Year Ago 10/13/24 to 10/13/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	11 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)
Hold	14 Hold rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$219.15	$194.19	$193.19	$296.82
Forecasted Upside	2.00% Upside	5.65% Upside	40.97% Upside	21.90% 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	2.24	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	1.81% Upside	678.28% Upside	19.23% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent ACN News	Positive News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
10/6/2026	Weiss Ratings 3 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Sell (D+)
10/6/2026	Mizuho 3 of 5 stars	Dan Dolev 1 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Outperform	$226.00 ➝ $241.00	+23.49%
10/2/2026	BMO Capital Markets 3 of 5 stars	Keith Bachman 1 of 5 stars	Set Target		$235.00	+16.28%
10/2/2026	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	Reiterated Rating	Reduce
10/2/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Surinder Thind Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$220.00	+3.75%
10/2/2026	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	Boost Target	Hold	$150.00 ➝ $220.00	+8.77%
10/2/2026	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	Boost Target	Outperform	$175.00 ➝ $240.00	+16.05%
10/2/2026	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	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
10/2/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jim Kelleher Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$220.00 ➝ $260.00	+22.61%
10/2/2026	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	$175.00 ➝ $195.00	-8.04%
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10/1/2026	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	Boost Target	Buy	$230.00 ➝ $260.00	+22.61%
10/1/2026	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	Boost Target	Neutral	$153.00 ➝ $210.00	-0.97%
10/1/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$245.00	+15.54%
10/1/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target	Outperform	$250.00	+15.69%
10/1/2026	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	$173.00 ➝ $193.00	-10.51%
9/30/2026	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
9/25/2026	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	Boost Target	Overweight	$179.00 ➝ $200.00	+12.40%
9/18/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Nate Svensson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$136.00 ➝ $175.00	-4.61%
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%
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%
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	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$275.00 ➝ $175.00	+38.66%
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%
6/3/2026	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

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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 Monday, October 12, 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 recently reported fourth-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst expectations, posting earnings per share of $3.29 against a consensus estimate of $3.18 and generating revenue of $18.68 billion, which surpassed the projected $18.03 billion. This strong performance, combined with a 6.2% year-over-year revenue increase, demonstrates the company's ability to deliver consistent growth and profitability, which is a key driver for stock price appreciation.
The stock is currently trading at $214.86, a level that reflects a significant recovery from its fifty-two-week low of $118.15. This price point sits well above the fifty-day simple moving average of $184.52 and the 200-day simple moving average of $173.50, indicating strong short-term momentum and technical strength that often attracts further institutional buying.
Accenture has initiated a $2.00 billion share repurchase program, which allows the company to buy back up to 2.4% of its outstanding shares. Share buybacks are typically a sign that company leadership believes the stock is undervalued, and reducing the number of shares in circulation can increase the earnings per share for remaining shareholders, thereby boosting the stock's value.
The company recently increased its quarterly dividend from $1.63 to $1.71, representing a 4.91% hike. This move signals financial stability and management confidence in future cash flows, providing investors with a growing income stream and a yield of approximately 3.2% on an annualized basis, which is attractive for income-focused portfolios.
Unusual options trading activity has been observed, with traders acquiring 58,099 call options on the company, a volume that is approximately 248% higher than the typical daily average of 16,712. High call option volume often indicates that market participants are positioning for further price increases, suggesting strong bullish sentiment among sophisticated traders.

Accenture
Bear Case

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

Despite the recent earnings beat, the consensus rating from eleven investment analysts is "Hold," with fourteen analysts assigning a Hold rating and two issuing a Sell rating. This mixed sentiment suggests that while the company is performing well, many experts believe the stock may not have significant upside potential from its current levels, leading to a cautious outlook.
Company insiders have been actively selling their shares, with COO Catherine Hogan selling 1,320 shares and General Counsel Joel Unruch selling 10,498 shares in recent transactions. While these sales were executed under pre-arranged trading plans, a pattern of insider selling can sometimes signal that executives believe the stock is overvalued or that they are diversifying their personal wealth, which may weigh on investor confidence.
The stock has experienced significant volatility, having fallen from a fifty-two-week high of $291.09 to a low of $118.15 before recovering. This wide range indicates high risk and uncertainty in the market's perception of the company's value, which can lead to substantial losses for investors who buy at the wrong time or who are unable to withstand large price swings.
Accenture faces intense competition in the IT services sector, and the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence and other technologies could disrupt its traditional business models. While the company is adapting, the pace of technological change poses a risk to its long-term revenue growth and market share, particularly if it fails to keep up with emerging trends and customer demands.
The company's debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, while manageable, indicates that it carries a moderate level of debt. In a rising interest rate environment, higher debt levels can increase financing costs and reduce the company's financial flexibility, potentially impacting its ability to invest in growth initiatives or return capital to shareholders.

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 $219.15, 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 are currently 2 sell ratings, 14 hold ratings and 11 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 2.00% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Accenture's stock had 2 downgrades by analysts.

Accenture has been rated by research analysts at Argus, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Evercore, Guggenheim, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank Of Canada, Susquehanna, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, Truist Financial, 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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