The stock of Accenture plc (ACN) has seen a 0.63% increase in the past week, with a -4.48% drop in the past month, and a -3.02% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.69%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.80% for ACN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.59% for ACN’s stock, with a -10.85% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) Right Now?
Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.08x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ACN is 1.29. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 13 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ACN is 678.50M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.28% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ACN on July 02, 2025 was 3.44M shares.
ACN) stock’s latest price update
Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.25 compared to its previous closing price of 298.89. However, the company has seen a gain of 0.63% in its stock price over the last five trading days. marketbeat.com reported 2025-07-01 that For International Business Machines NYSE: IBM and Accenture NYSE: ACN, markets have reacted in starkly different fashion to the stories of these two Gen-AI consulting leaders. Both companies have built multi-billion-dollar Gen-AI businesses, but one stock has soared, while the other hasn’t.
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 -1.67% 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 -24.03% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ACN starting from Walsh John F, who sale 2,500 shares at the price of $325.00 back on May 13 ’25. After this action, Walsh John F now owns 15,882 shares of Accenture plc, valued at $812,500 using the latest 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 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.24. Equity return is now at value 27.27, with 13.53 for asset returns.
Based on Accenture plc (ACN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.16 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.58. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.19. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 210.82.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 11.19 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.32. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.71. The receivables turnover for the company is 423.06for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.08. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.46.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Accenture plc (ACN) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
