Acco Brands Corporation (ACCO) Stock: What the Analysts are Saying

The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.55. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for ACCO is 89.01M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.44% of that float. On March 21, 2025, the average trading volume of ACCO was 805.76K shares.

ACCO) stock’s latest price update

Acco Brands Corporation (NYSE: ACCO)’s stock price has dropped by -2.96 in relation to previous closing price of 4.56. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -2.10% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-14 that ACCO’s share price fell 20% post-Q4 2024 earnings, with declining revenues since 2021 and uncertainties around macro environment and tariffs impacting future profitability. Despite recording negative net income in the last 3 years due to impairment charges, ACCO continues to generate more than $100 million of free cash flows annually. ACCO offers >$1 owner earnings per share, 6.5% dividend yield, share buybacks, increasing margins, and decreasing debt, making it an asymmetric bet at the current valuation.

ACCO’s Market Performance

Acco Brands Corporation (ACCO) has seen a -2.10% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -19.84% decline in the past month and a -22.77% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.34%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.53% for ACCO. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.28% for ACCO’s stock, with a -14.41% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of ACCO

KeyBanc Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ACCO reach a price target of $12. The rating they have provided for ACCO stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on November 12th, 2020.

Barrington Research gave a rating of “Outperform” to ACCO, setting the target price at $11 in the report published on February 14th of the previous year.

ACCO Trading at -10.58% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought ACCO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.24% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 4.53%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.34%, as shares sank -2.96% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.74% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, ACCO fell by -2.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -12.20% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $4.58. In addition, Acco Brands Corporation saw -15.71% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ACCO starting from Jones Angela Y, who proposed sale 12,000 shares at the price of $4.80 back on Mar 11 ’25. After this action, Jones Angela Y now owns shares of Acco Brands Corporation, valued at $57,605 using the latest closing price.

Schneider Pamela R, the Sr VP, General Counsel & Sec of Acco Brands Corporation, sale 19,166 shares at $5.47 during a trade that took place back on Aug 27 ’24, which means that Schneider Pamela R is holding 243,899 shares at $104,811 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for ACCO

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.08 for the present operating margin
  • 0.32 for the gross margin

The net margin for Acco Brands Corporation stands at -0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value -14.59, with -4.17 for asset returns.

Based on Acco Brands Corporation (ACCO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.19 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.23. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.42.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is -37.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.84. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.28. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.78for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.75. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.49.

Conclusion

To sum up, Acco Brands Corporation (ACCO) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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