Accenture is a information technology service company located in Ireland, which is part of the Technology sector, and is traded under the ticker ACN on the NYSE exchange.
Accenture stock last closed at $316.09, up 1.31% from the previous day, and has increased 20.5% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Information Technology Services industry by 0.2 percentage points. Accenture stock is currently +30.19% from its 52-week low of $242.80, and -4.34% from its 52-week high of $330.44.
As of Sep 22, 2023, there are 664.65M shares of ACN outstanding. The market cap of ACN is $210.09B. In the past 24 hours, 1.99M ACN shares were traded.
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Out of 15 Equities analysts who give recommendations on ACN, the consensus analyst rating on Accenture is a Strong Buy
It's important to keep in mind that analyst forecasts are not stock recommendations, nor are they financial advice.
Arvind Ramnani, a bottom 1% analyst from Piper Sandler maintains ACN with a hold rating and lowers their ACN price target from $314.00 to $312.00, on Sep 22, 2023.
Ashwin Shirvaikar, a top 10% analyst from Citigroup maintains ACN with a strong buy rating and maintains their ACN price target from $358.00 to $358.00, on Sep 18, 2023.
Bryan Bergin, a top 18% analyst from TD Cowen maintains ACN with a hold rating and raises their ACN price target from $300.00 to $312.00, on Sep 12, 2023.
James Faucette, a top 24% analyst from Morgan Stanley maintains ACN with a strong buy rating and raises their ACN price target from $340.00 to $355.00, on Sep 12, 2023.
Ramsey El-Assal, a bottom 1% analyst from Barclays maintains ACN with a strong buy rating and raises their ACN price target from $340.00 to $390.00, on Sep 11, 2023.
You can dive deeper into what analysts are projecting on the Accenture stock forecast page.
Last year, ACN earnings were $7.16B. Over the last five year, ACN's earnings have gone up by 12.3% per year. This was faster than the Information Technology Services industry average of 6.63%.
Last year, ACN revenue was $63.55B. During the past 5 year, ACN's revenue has increased by 9.95% per year. This was faster than the Information Technology Services industry average of 8.66%.
Learn more about ACN's earnings and revenue performance here.
In the past 12 months, executives and large shareholders at ACN have sold more shares than they have bought.
Melissa A. Burgum, Chief Accounting Officer of ACN, was the latest ACN insider to buy. They bought $18,947.44 worth of ACN shares on Sep 5, 2023.
Get more info about who owns ACN stock here.
Accenture pays a dividend of 1.42%, compared to the Information Technology Services industry's average dividend yield of 2.32%. If you owned $1,000 worth of ACN stock, you would have been paid $14.17 in the past year.
Accenture dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade but have not remained stable.
Find more info about Accenture dividend yield and history here.
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