Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Accenture Q3 Earnings

Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Accenture in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the information technology services provider will earn $3.21 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.38. The consensus estimate for Accenture’s current full-year earnings is $12.74 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Accenture’s FY2025 earnings at $12.48 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.20 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.37 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $13.26 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $14.15 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on ACN. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Accenture from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $370.00 to $420.00 in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Guggenheim raised their price target on shares of Accenture from $380.00 to $395.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 27th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Accenture from $390.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Accenture from $355.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on Accenture from $350.00 to $405.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 17th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $385.04.

Accenture Stock Down 0.2 %

ACN stock opened at $348.34 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $217.99 billion, a PE ratio of 30.48, a P/E/G ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 1.24. Accenture has a twelve month low of $278.69 and a twelve month high of $387.51. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $357.98 and its 200-day moving average is $344.94.

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, December 19th. The information technology services provider reported $3.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.43 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $17.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.15 billion. Accenture had a net margin of 11.20% and a return on equity of 26.83%. The firm’s revenue was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.27 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ACN. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Accenture by 12.0% during the 2nd quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 4,899 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $1,486,000 after acquiring an additional 524 shares during the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Accenture by 139.7% during the 2nd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 8,630 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $2,619,000 after purchasing an additional 5,029 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Accenture during the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,994,000. Wilkins Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its stake in Accenture by 1.5% in the second quarter. Wilkins Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 20,620 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $6,256,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rock Point Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Accenture by 17.8% during the second quarter. Rock Point Advisors LLC now owns 28,826 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $8,746,000 after acquiring an additional 4,357 shares in the last quarter. 75.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Accenture

In other Accenture news, insider Angela Beatty sold 375 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $358.50, for a total value of $134,437.50. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 5,149 shares in the company, valued at $1,845,916.50. This represents a 6.79 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Ryoji Sekido sold 3,191 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $343.70, for a total transaction of $1,096,746.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 6 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,062.20. The trade was a 99.81 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 36,673 shares of company stock valued at $13,507,099 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.02% of the company’s stock.

Accenture announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, September 26th that allows the company to repurchase $4.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the information technology services provider to reacquire up to 1.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Accenture Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 16th will be given a dividend of $1.48 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 16th. This represents a $5.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.70%. Accenture’s dividend payout ratio is currently 49.66%.

Accenture Company Profile

Accenture plc, a professional services company, provides strategy and consulting, industry X, song, and technology and operation services worldwide. The company offers application services, including agile transformation, DevOps, application modernization, enterprise architecture, software and quality engineering, data management; intelligent automation comprising robotic process automation, natural language processing, and virtual agents; and application management services, as well as software engineering services; strategy and consulting services; data and analytics strategy, data discovery and augmentation, data management and beyond, data democratization, and industrialized solutions comprising turnkey analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions; metaverse; and sustainability services.