Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.24 compared to its previous closing price of 293.25. However, the company has seen a gain of 4.56% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-28 that The latest trading day saw Accenture (ACN) settling at $293.25, representing a -0.05% change from its previous close.
Is It Worth Investing in Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) is above average at 24.50x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.35.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ACN is 624.37M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.14% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of ACN on April 29, 2025 was 3.57M shares.
ACN’s Market Performance
ACN’s stock has seen a 4.56% increase for the week, with a -2.44% drop in the past month and a -21.54% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.31%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.42% for Accenture plc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.95% for ACN’s stock, with a -13.56% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ACN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ACN stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for ACN by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for ACN in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $390 based on the research report published on March 17, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ACN reach a price target of $425. The rating they have provided for ACN stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 08th, 2025.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to ACN, setting the target price at $420 in the report published on December 06th of the previous year.
ACN Trading at -6.76% 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 -25.47% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.42%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.31%, as shares sank -4.75% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -23.39% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ACN rose by +4.67%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.26% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $291.24. In addition, Accenture plc saw -15.60% 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 ACN starting from Sweet Julie Spellman, who sale 2,284 shares at the price of $281.63 back on Apr 11 ’25. After this action, Sweet Julie Spellman now owns 9,965 shares of Accenture plc, valued at $643,254 using the latest closing price.
Sharma Manish, the CEO-The Americas of Accenture plc, sale 962 shares at $281.59 during a trade that took place back on Apr 11 ’25, which means that Sharma Manish is holding 1,472 shares at $270,887 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 27.26, with 13.82 for asset returns.
Based on Accenture plc (ACN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.22 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.81. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.28. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 79.65.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 11.19 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.75. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.71for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.12. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.48.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Accenture plc (ACN) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
