Analysts Point To Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) Growth In The Future

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As a NYSE listed company, ACN falls under the Technology sector while operating within the Information Technology Services industry segment. The current market capitalization of Accenture plc is $217.42B. A total of 3.2 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.44M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Sekido Ryoji sold 3,191 shares of ACN for 343.70 per share on Nov 04 ’24. After the transaction, the Co-CEO Asia Pacific now owns 6 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 04 ’24, Sekido Ryoji bought 3,191 shares at 345.26 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Sweet Julie Spellman disposed of 8,136 shares on Oct 28 ’24 at a per-share price of $362.07. This resulted in the Chair and CEO holding 12,188 shares of ACN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Sweet Julie Spellman bought 8,136 shares at $364.00 per share on Oct 28 ’24.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Accenture plc pays an annual dividend of $5.35, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.54%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.40. ACN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.66% when it declared a $1.48 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 10/10/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 7/11/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.69%. The ACN stock dividend was $1.29 per share in cash.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ACN has a high of $387.51 and a low of $278.69.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. ACN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $8.17B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.51B in debt and $15.71B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $45.24, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $20.10B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for ACN is Buy with a score of 4.27.

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