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Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) closed the day trading at $279.99 down -0.38% from the previous closing price of $281.06. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.28 million shares were traded. ACN stock price reached its highest trading level at $280.94 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $277.0.
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 18.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.02. 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 Jul 11 ’25 when Macchi Mauro sold 500 shares for $282.34 per share. The transaction valued at 141,171 led to the insider holds 2,283 shares of the business.
Sweet Julie Spellman sold 2,251 shares of ACN for $635,789 on Jul 11 ’25. The Chair and CEO now owns 8,109 shares after completing the transaction at $282.45 per share. On Jul 11 ’25, another insider, Beatty Angela, who serves as the Chief Leadership & HR Officer of the company, sold 203 shares for $282.34 each. As a result, the insider received 57,315 and left with 5,249 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 174392606720 and an Enterprise Value of 185687097344. As of this moment, Accenture’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.31. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.90. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.71. 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 -0.13849229 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 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 -9.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.05%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ACN traded about 3.19M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ACN traded about 3444370 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 78.75% stake in the company. Shares short for ACN as of 1749772800 were 8653913 with a Short Ratio of 3.34, 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 0.02106312The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.39.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 12.0 analysts. 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.
