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After finishing at $289.79 in the prior trading day, Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) closed at $288.66, down -0.39%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.27 million shares were traded. ACN stock price reached its highest trading level at $292.08 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $287.34.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ACN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.54. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.48 and its Current Ratio is at 1.48. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.28 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.25.
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 Apr 11 ’25 when Sweet Julie Spellman sold 2,284 shares for $281.63 per share. The transaction valued at 643,254 led to the insider holds 9,965 shares of the business.
Sharma Manish sold 962 shares of ACN for $270,887 on Apr 11 ’25. The CEO-The Americas now owns 1,472 shares after completing the transaction at $281.59 per share. On Apr 11 ’25, another insider, Unruch Joel, who serves as the General Counsel/Corp Secretary of the company, sold 3,563 shares for $281.78 each. As a result, the insider received 1,003,970 and left with 17,237 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 180708655104 and an Enterprise Value of 181209333760. As of this moment, Accenture’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.14. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.696 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.795.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ACN is 1.35, which has changed by -0.08227891 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 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 $275.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.26%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.10%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.60M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4633360 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 626.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 624.37M. Insiders hold about 0.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.84% stake in the company. Shares short for ACN as of 1743379200 were 7241921 with a Short Ratio of 2.01, compared to 1740700800 on 6595819. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7241921 and a Short% of Float of 1.16.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ACN’s forward annual dividend rate was 5.73, compared to 5.73 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01977294The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.36.
