Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 29.88x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.23. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ACN is 623.84M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.87% of that float. On January 22, 2025, the average trading volume of ACN was 2.50M shares.
ACN) stock’s latest price update
Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.09 compared to its previous closing price of 352.59. However, the company has seen a gain of 2.09% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-01-16 that I am now bullish on Accenture due to a cheaper valuation and strong demand for AI-related solutions and modular systems. The shift towards modular systems allows incremental software deployment, reducing costs and disruption, making ACN’s strategy highly advantageous. With a promising growth outlook and attractive valuation, I rate ACN a buy, expecting it to meet consensus EPS estimates.
ACN’s Market Performance
Accenture plc (ACN) has experienced a 2.09% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a -0.25% drop in the past month, and a -4.99% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.91%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.06% for ACN. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.33% for ACN’s stock, with a simple moving average of 7.03% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ACN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ACN stocks, with Wolfe Research repeating the rating for ACN by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for ACN in the upcoming period, according to Wolfe Research is $425 based on the research report published on January 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ACN reach a price target of $420, previously predicting the price at $370. The rating they have provided for ACN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 06th, 2024.
Exane BNP Paribas gave a rating of “Neutral” to ACN, setting the target price at $375 in the report published on October 30th of the previous year.
ACN Trading at -0.31% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ACN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.02% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.06%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.91%, as shares surge +2.53% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.16% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ACN rose by +2.09%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +7.26% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $355.26. In addition, Accenture plc saw 1.32% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ACN starting from Burgum Melissa A, who proposed sale 1,487 shares at the price of $349.25 back on Jan 21 ’25. After this action, Burgum Melissa A now owns shares of Accenture plc, valued at $519,335 using the latest closing price.
Sweet Julie Spellman, the Chair and CEO of Accenture plc, sale 2,497 shares at $354.48 during a trade that took place back on Jan 17 ’25, which means that Sweet Julie Spellman is holding 28,866 shares at $885,143 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ACN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.32 for the gross margin
The net margin for Accenture plc stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.24. Equity return is now at value 27.10, with 13.59 for asset returns.
Based on Accenture plc (ACN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.17 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.65. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.2. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 135.1.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 11.19 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.32. The receivables turnover for the company is 514.51for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.11. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.47.
Conclusion
To sum up, Accenture plc (ACN) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
