Accenture plc [NYSE: ACN] stock went on an upward path that rose over 0.50% on Thursday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -3.36%.
Over the last 12 months, ACN stock dropped by -15.84%. The one-year Accenture plc stock forecast points to a potential downside of -989223.43. The average equity rating for ACN stock is currently 1.77, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $201.44 billion, with 680.34 million shares outstanding and 678.50 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.41M shares, ACN stock reached a trading volume of 3627329 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Accenture plc [ACN]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for ACN shares is $344.68 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on ACN stock is a recommendation set at 1.77. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Robert W. Baird have made an estimate for Accenture plc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on March 17, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on January 08, 2025, representing the official price target for Accenture plc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $370 to $420, while Goldman kept a Buy rating on ACN stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 6.03, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 14.17. Price to Free Cash Flow for ACN in the course of the last twelve months was 19.66 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.46.
ACN Stock Performance Analysis:
Accenture plc [ACN] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -3.36. With this latest performance, ACN shares dropped by -6.13% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -19.19% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -15.84% in the past year of trading.
Insight into Accenture plc Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Accenture plc [ACN] shares currently have an operating margin of 15.54% and a Gross Margin at 32.08%. Accenture plc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 11.61%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 13.53%, with Return on Assets sitting at 13.53%.
ACN Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for ACN. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Accenture plc go to 7.69%.
Accenture plc [ACN] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $80.15%, or 80.21% of ACN stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of ACN stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 59.68 million shares, which is approximately 9.4971%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 48.98 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$14.86 billion in ACN stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$8.17 billion in ACN stock with ownership which is approximately 4.2857%.
