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Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) closed the day trading at $288.36 down -3.04% from the previous closing price of $297.4. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.19 million shares were traded. ACN stock price reached its highest trading level at $292.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $285.79.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ACN, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 18.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.53. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.46 and its Current Ratio is at 1.46. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.27 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.24.
On January 08, 2025, Wolfe Research Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Peer Perform but kept the price unchanged to $425.
Goldman Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on December 06, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $370 to $420.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 13 ’25 when Walsh John F sold 2,500 shares for $325.00 per share. The transaction valued at 812,500 led to the insider holds 15,882 shares of the business.
Walsh John F bought 2,500 shares of ACN for $812,500 on May 13 ’25. On May 01 ’25, another insider, Macchi Mauro, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer-EMEA of the company, sold 500 shares for $302.36 each. As a result, the insider received 151,180 and left with 2,783 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ACN now has a Market Capitalization of 179605880832 and an Enterprise Value of 185687097344. As of this moment, Accenture’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.92. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.98. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.62 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.711 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.779.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ACN is 1.30, which has changed by -0.071693 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11844492 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ACN has reached a high of $398.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $273.19. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.71%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ACN traded about 3.18M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ACN traded about 3287890 shares per day. A total of 622.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 621.17M. Insiders hold about 0.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.80% stake in the company. Shares short for ACN as of 1749772800 were 8653913 with a Short Ratio of 2.72, compared to 1747267200 on 8823924. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8653913 and a Short% of Float of 1.39.
Dividends & Splits
ACN’s forward annual dividend rate is 5.92, up from 5.92 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020005407The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.39.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 12.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Accenture plc (ACN) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.72, with high estimates of $3.93 and low estimates of $3.55.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $13.14 and $12.81 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $12.9. EPS for the following year is $13.85, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $14.29 and $13.48.
Revenue Estimates
16 analysts predict $17.33B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $17.52B to a low estimate of $17.14B. As of the current estimate, Accenture plc’s year-ago sales were $16.41BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $18.52B. There is a high estimate of $19.81B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $17.75B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ACN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $69.7B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $69.09B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $69.43B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $64.9BBased on 24 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $73.15B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $74.62B and the low estimate is $71.67B.
