Accenture
ACN

$339.84

0.32%

Market Cap: $213B

About: Accenture is a leading global IT-services firm that provides consulting, strategy, and technology and operational services. These services run the gamut from aiding enterprises with digital transformation to procurement services to software system integration. The company provides its IT offerings to a variety of sectors, including communications, media and technology, financial services, health and public services, consumer products, and resources. Accenture employs just under 500,000 people throughout 200 cities in 51 countries.

Employees: 750,000

Industrials Business Services

0

Funds holding %

of 6,686 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 16 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

18% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.38B | Put options by funds: $1.17B

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 945 | Existing positions reduced: 856

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 2,291 [Q1] → 2,232 (-59) [Q2]

2.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.77% [Q1] → 69.96% (-2.81%) [Q2]

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $169B [Q1] → $143B (-$26.3B) [Q2]

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 99 [Q1] → 74 (-25) [Q2]

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 163 | Existing positions closed: 222

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Research analyst outlook

16 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$293

14%

downside

Avg. target

$342

1%

upside

High target

$400

18%

upside

16 analyst ratings

8 positive

50%

8 neutral

50%

0 negative

0%

JP Morgan Tien-Tsin Huang 59% 1-year accuracy 30 / 51 met price target	11%upside $376	Overweight Maintained	6 Sept 2024
UBS Kevin Mcveigh 60% 1-year accuracy 12 / 20 met price target	18%upside $400	Buy Upgraded	19 Jul 2024
Morgan Stanley James Faucette 62% 1-year accuracy 16 / 26 met price target	12%downside $300	Equal-Weight Downgraded	26 Jun 2024
Goldman Sachs James Schneider 71% 1-year accuracy 10 / 14 met price target	1%downside $335	Neutral Initiated	24 Jun 2024
Morgan Stanley James Faucette 62% 1-year accuracy 16 / 26 met price target	18%upside $400	Overweight Maintained	21 Jun 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 20 articles about ACN published over the past 30 days

Zacks Investment Research

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Unilever and Accenture Join Forces to Establish a New Industry Standard in Generative AI-Powered Productivity

NEW YORK & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture has expanded its strategic partnership with Unilever to simplify its digital core.

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Google Cloud CEO and Accenture CEO talk investments in generative AI and cybersecurity

Thomas Kurian, Google Cloud CEO and Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO, join 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk announcement the two are expanding their investments in generative AI and cybersecurity.

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Accenture Appoints Arundhati Chakraborty as Group Chief Executive of Accenture Operations; Yusuf Tayob named Global Communications, Media & Technology Industry Practices Chair

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture today announced that Arundhati Chakraborty has been appointed group chief executive of Accenture Operations, effective as of Sept. 1.

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Accenture Federal Services Wins $75 Million U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Contract

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture Federal Services has won a $75 million contract to scale the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and modernize how the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) performs patent examinations. The agency receives hundreds of thousands of applications annually which all need to be reviewed before a patent can be issued. Integrating AI technology in IT tools can enhance the quality and efficiency of patent examination. “The United States Patent and.

Accenture Federal Services Wins $75 Million U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Contract

TIAA announces strategic partnership with Accenture to accelerate transformation of its retirement recordkeeping

Strategic partnership builds on TIAA's extensive retirement experience while leveraging Accenture's technologies so plans are easier to administer and more engaging for employees TIAA and Accenture will build enhanced experiences for plan participants with elevated digital capabilities across enrollment, money management features, and innovative retirement education and advice planning solutions Plan sponsors and consultants will work with their existing TIAA relationship management and consultant relations teams, which will have new tools to deliver enhanced services TIAA remains focused on its mission to provide a more secure retirement for more Americans, continuing its leadership and innovation in guaranteed lifetime income for 106 years and counting NEW YORK , Aug. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TIAA, the largest U.S. provider of lifetime income, today announced a strategic partnership with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to accelerate the transformation of TIAA's retirement recordkeeping capabilities and operations. The agreement capitalizes on the strengths of both organizations to provide next-generation technologies and enhanced recordkeeping to TIAA's plan sponsor clients and their employees, and plan consultants.

TIAA announces strategic partnership with Accenture to accelerate transformation of its retirement recordkeeping

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Why the Market Dipped But Accenture (ACN) Gained Today

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Accenture to Acquire consus.health, Expanding its Healthcare Consulting Capabilities in Germany

FREIBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture has agreed to acquire consus.health, a leading German healthcare management consultancy.

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