Accenture plc, a professional services company, provides strategy and consulting, interactive, and technology and operations services worldwide. The company also provides outsourcing services. It serves communications, media, high tech, software, and platform companies; banking, capital market, and insurance industries; and consumer goods, retail, travel services, industrial, and life science industries, as well as clients in health, public service, chemicals and natural resources, energy, and utility sectors. Accenture plc has alliance relationships with Adobe, Alibaba, Amazon Web Services, Blue Yonder, Cisco, Dell, Google, HPE, IBM RedHat, Microsoft, Oracle, Pegasystems, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, VMWare, Workday, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, CNH Industrial, and Reactive Technologies. It has an agreement with Duke Energy Corporation for the development of a technology platform designed to measure actual baseline methane emissions from natural gas distribution systems. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
IPO Year: 2001
Exchange: NYSE
Website: accenture.com
| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/17/2025 | $390.00 | Neutral → Outperform | Robert W. Baird |
| 1/8/2025 | $425.00 | Peer Perform → Outperform | Wolfe Research |
| 12/6/2024 | $370.00 → $420.00 | Neutral → Buy | Goldman |
| 10/30/2024 | $375.00 | Outperform → Neutral | Exane BNP Paribas |
| 9/30/2024 | $321.00 → $400.00 | Hold → Buy | TD Cowen |
| 9/26/2024 | $329.00 → $395.00 | Neutral → Overweight | Piper Sandler |
| 7/19/2024 | $400.00 | Neutral → Buy | UBS |
| 6/26/2024 | $382.00 → $300.00 | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Morgan Stanley |
| 6/24/2024 | $335.00 | Neutral | Goldman |
| 5/15/2024 | $409.00 → $295.00 | Buy → Hold | Deutsche Bank |
Simulating human behavior to reinvent how businesses make decisions Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today announced that Accenture Ventures has invested in Aaru, creators of the leading AI-powered prediction engine that simulates consumer behavior and preferences, driving stronger customer experiences, new growth opportunities and speed-to-market. As part of this collaboration, Accenture Song intends to integrate Lumen—Aaru's flagship model for the private sector—into its AI products and services across new product development, marketing, customer strategy, and customer service. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250304679729/e
Voltron Data's solutions can eliminate data silos and bottlenecks, enabling banks, communications firms and others to harness their data for generative AI and machine learning capabilities Accenture (NYSE:ACN) announced an investment in Voltron Data, a company that is building software to unlock the next generation of accelerated computing that underpins modern AI applications. This investment, made through Accenture Ventures, will support Voltron Data in its efforts to help organizations use advanced computing technology to speed up large-scale analytics, used for generative AI and machine learning applications. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://w
Telstra and Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today announced a proposed joint venture (JV) to rapidly accelerate Telstra's data and AI roadmap to further extend its network leadership, improve customer experience, and help its teams operate more efficiently and effectively. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250115057058/en/Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO, Accenture and Vicki Brady, CEO, Telstra (Photo: Business Wire) Steered by joint global leadership, the JV would comprise specialists from Telstra and Accenture's Data & AI teams to build on Telstra's work creating a world-class data and AI ecosystem, modernising its data and AI pla
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) announced that its Board of Directors has nominated Masahiko Uotani and Jennifer Nason for election to the Board following Accenture's annual general meeting of shareholders on February 6, 2025. Uotani-san, 70, is the chairman and chief executive officer of Shiseido (OTC:SSDOY). Ms. Nason, 64, is the Global Chair, Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan (NYSE:JPM). They each will be listed as a director nominee in Accenture's 2024 proxy statement. The preliminary proxy statement is scheduled to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week. "I am pleased to welcome Uotani-san and Jennifer to our board of directors," said Julie Sweet, chair and CEO, Accentur
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has invested, through Accenture Ventures, in Cresta, a company that has developed an AI-powered platform designed for contact centers. As part of this investment, Accenture plans to integrate Cresta's AI software capabilities into Accenture's AI Refinery™️ a comprehensive platform that helps clients to build custom AI models that meet their unique business needs. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241119090748/en/Accenture invests in Cresta (Photo: Business Wire) Generative AI is transforming customer experiences by creating seamless, personalized interactions that boost loyalty and operational e
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Reality Defender, an RSA Innovation award-winning cybersecurity company specializing in deepfake detection. Together, Accenture and Reality Defender will equip clients in the financial services, media and high-tech industries with the ability to rapidly identify, detect, respond to and prevent deepfake fraud. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241022558250/en/Accenture and Reality Defender to Help Organizations in Financial Services, Media and High-Tech Rapidly Identify, Detect, Respond to and Prevent Deepfake Fraud (Photo: Business W
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has invested, through Accenture Ventures, in Martian, a technology company that has built a patent-pending Large Language Model (LLM) router. For any prompt, Martian's router will find and use the LLM that will give users the best result at the lowest cost. As part of this investment, Accenture plans to integrate Martian's advanced model router offering into its proprietary "switchboard" services that can customize large-language models (LLMs) for specific data sources and use cases for greater impact of AI systems. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240917605865/en/Accenture has invested, through
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today announced that Arundhati Chakraborty has been appointed group chief executive of Accenture Operations, effective as of Sept. 1. As clients look to reinvent their operations using tech, data and AI, Chakraborty brings an outstanding track record delivering complex transformations, particularly in her current role leading over 185,000 Accenture people across more than 125 Intelligent Operations Centers, focusing on compressed transformation through analytics, artificial intelligence and automation. With 30 years of industry experience, her ability to shape and implement talent strategy across diverse teams will help Accenture create ever greater value for clients
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Earli Inc., a biotechnology company that developed a novel approach to early cancer detection with a synthetic targeting platform that selectively reprograms cancer cells to reveal and destroy themselves. This investment from Accenture Ventures will support expanding collaborations with global health and pharma companies that can use Earli's technology to more rapidly and accurately detect and treat cancer. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240819448521/en/Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Ear
USA News Group CommentaryIssued on behalf of Avant Technologies Inc. VANCOUVER, BC, June 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group – Several big winners have been made already in the ongoing artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. However, there's clearly none bigger than chipmaking giant NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), which just surpassed two of its big tech peers to become the most valued publicly-traded company on the planet. To put it into perspective, NVIDIA's market cap is currently larger than each of Europe's largest stock markets, while lucky investors who bet $1000 on NVIDIA stock just ten years ago would be sitting on an extra $297,600 today. Now as analysts are predicting that
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Accenture's strong Q2 FY25 results reflect broad-based revenue growth across geographic markets, industry groups and types of work; Company updates fiscal 2025 outlook Accenture (NYSE:ACN) reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 ended February 28, 2025. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250320306003/en/ All comparisons are to the second quarter of fiscal 2024, unless noted otherwise. Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet "Our second quarter results demonstrate that we continue to deliver on our strategy to lead reinvention for our clients and return to strong growth in FY25, with broad-based
New AI agent builder allows business users to quickly construct and customize advanced reasoning AI agents without coding, enabling rapid adaptation to changing business needs and market conditions. Accenture is developing over 50 industry-specific AI agent solutions, which leverage new NVIDIA reasoning models, with a goal of 100 by the end of the year. Built using NVIDIA AI Enterprise, these solutions streamline processes and enhance efficiency, and cover industries like telecommunications, financial services, insurance, and more. Organizations such as ESPN, HPE, Noli and the UN, are already exploring how Accenture AI Refinery resources can help improve fan experience, sourcing, and e
HOUSTON, March 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SkillGigs, a pioneering AI-driven talent marketplace, and Accenture (NYSE: ACN), a global leader in technology and consulting services, today announced a strategic reseller partnership to deliver cutting-edge Total Talent Management and Recruiting solutions to enterprises worldwide. This collaboration enables Accenture to integrate and resell SkillGigs' industry-leading platform, empowering organizations to optimize workforce management, accelerate hiring efficiency, and refine talent acquisition strategies. By combining SkillGigs' AI-dr
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has made a strategic investment in OPAQUE, a provider of a confidential AI platform that empowers organizations to run cloud-scale, general purpose AI workloads using encrypted data and governed data sharing, with a focus on privacy, sovereignty and compliance. This investment, made through Accenture Ventures, underscores Accenture's commitment to accelerating AI adoption by helping enterprises securely unlock the full value of sensitive data. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250313747826/en/Accenture has made a strategic investment in OPAQUE, a provider of a confidential AI platform that empowe
WHSmith strengthens global security operations with Accenture and CrowdStrike solutions Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) are collaborating to drive cybersecurity transformation, helping clients confidently navigate the next wave of innovation and growth. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250312549973/en/Accenture and CrowdStrike Introduce Improvements and Cost Efficiencies in Security Operations, Continuous Threat Management and AI Workload Protection (Graphic: Business Wire) By combining Accenture's security services with the CrowdStrike Falcon® cybersecurity platform – including cloud security, i
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has agreed to acquire Soben, a global provider of construction consultancy services, headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland. Soben' expertise in data center development and the pharmaceutical and energy industries will boost Accenture's capital projects capabilities in advisory as well as project, cost and commercial management for clients. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250307469841/en/Accenture to boost capital projects capabilities in data center development with acquisition of construction consultancy Soben (Photo: Business Wire) Soben works for leading global hyperscalers and co-location prov
Simulating human behavior to reinvent how businesses make decisions Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today announced that Accenture Ventures has invested in Aaru, creators of the leading AI-powered prediction engine that simulates consumer behavior and preferences, driving stronger customer experiences, new growth opportunities and speed-to-market. As part of this collaboration, Accenture Song intends to integrate Lumen—Aaru's flagship model for the private sector—into its AI products and services across new product development, marketing, customer strategy, and customer service. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250304679729/e
Accenture Schedules Second-Quarter Fiscal 2025 Earnings Call Accenture (NYSE:ACN) will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, March 20, 2025, to discuss its second-quarter fiscal 2025 financial results. An earnings news release will be issued before the call. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250304206676/en/ To participate in the teleconference, please dial +1 (877) 883-0383 [+1 (412) 317-6061 outside the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada] and enter access code 2669177 approximately 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the call. The conference call will also be accessible live via webcast on the In
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has acquired Altus Consulting, a leader in consulting and digital transformation, to further strengthen its strategic advisory and delivery services for insurance, investments and other financial services businesses across the UK. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250228044337/en/Accenture has acquired Altus Consulting, a leader in consulting and digital transformation, to further strengthen its strategic advisory and delivery services for insurance, investments and other financial services businesses across the UK. (Photo: Business Wire) Founded in 2005, Altus Consulting has developed highly res
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has acquired Halfspace, a leading and multi-award-winning Denmark-based AI company that helps organizations leverage and scale AI to make better, more informed decisions, faster. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250228260332/en/Accenture has acquired Halfspace, a leading and multi-award-winning Denmark-based AI company that helps organizations leverage and scale AI to make better, more informed decisions, faster. (Photo: Business Wire) The acquisition enhances Accenture's AI capabilities and talent in the Nordic region and across Europe. With the addition of Halfspace, Accenture will extend the
Accenture's strong Q2 FY25 results reflect broad-based revenue growth across geographic markets, industry groups and types of work; Company updates fiscal 2025 outlook Accenture (NYSE:ACN) reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 ended February 28, 2025. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250320306003/en/ All comparisons are to the second quarter of fiscal 2024, unless noted otherwise. Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet "Our second quarter results demonstrate that we continue to deliver on our strategy to lead reinvention for our clients and return to strong growth in FY25, with broad-based
Accenture Schedules Second-Quarter Fiscal 2025 Earnings Call Accenture (NYSE:ACN) will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, March 20, 2025, to discuss its second-quarter fiscal 2025 financial results. An earnings news release will be issued before the call. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250304206676/en/ To participate in the teleconference, please dial +1 (877) 883-0383 [+1 (412) 317-6061 outside the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada] and enter access code 2669177 approximately 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the call. The conference call will also be accessible live via webcast on the In
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has acquired Altus Consulting, a leader in consulting and digital transformation, to further strengthen its strategic advisory and delivery services for insurance, investments and other financial services businesses across the UK. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250228044337/en/Accenture has acquired Altus Consulting, a leader in consulting and digital transformation, to further strengthen its strategic advisory and delivery services for insurance, investments and other financial services businesses across the UK. (Photo: Business Wire) Founded in 2005, Altus Consulting has developed highly res
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has acquired Halfspace, a leading and multi-award-winning Denmark-based AI company that helps organizations leverage and scale AI to make better, more informed decisions, faster. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250228260332/en/Accenture has acquired Halfspace, a leading and multi-award-winning Denmark-based AI company that helps organizations leverage and scale AI to make better, more informed decisions, faster. (Photo: Business Wire) The acquisition enhances Accenture's AI capabilities and talent in the Nordic region and across Europe. With the addition of Halfspace, Accenture will extend the
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has acquired a digital twin technology platform for banks developed by Percipient, a Singapore-based fintech company with deep experience in banking technology transformation. The acquisition enhances Accenture's existing banking modernization capabilities, helping financial services clients in Asia Pacific accelerate the reinvention of their core systems, foster innovation and drive growth. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250103552551/en/Accenture has acquired a digital twin technology platform for banks developed by Percipient, a Singapore-based fintech company with deep experience in bankin
Accenture's strong Q1 FY25 results reflect broad-based revenue growth across all markets and industry groups; Company raises fiscal 2025 revenue outlook New bookings of $18.7 billion, an increase of 1% in both U.S. dollars and local currency Generative AI new bookings of $1.2 billion Revenues of $17.7 billion, an increase of 9% in U.S. dollars and 8% in local currency, with consulting revenues of $9.0 billion and managed services revenues of $8.6 billion GAAP operating margin of 16.7%, an increase of 90 basis points, and flat compared to adjusted operating margin1 reported in first quarter fiscal 2024 GAAP EPS of $3.59, an increase of 16%, and an increase of 10% over adjusted EPS
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, to discuss its first-quarter fiscal 2025 financial results. An earnings news release will be issued before the call. To participate in the teleconference, please dial +1 (877) 883-0383 [+1 (412) 317-6061 outside the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada] and enter access code 4670148 approximately 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the call. The conference call will also be accessible live via webcast on the Investor Relations section of the Accenture website at accenture.com. A replay of the conference call will be available at accenture.com and at +1 (877) 344-7529 [+1 (412) 317-0088 outside the
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has acquired Award Solutions, a provider of training and consulting services in advanced wireless and network technologies, including 5G, internet of things, and cloud-based solutions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241121330816/en/Accenture has acquired Award Solutions, a provider of training and consulting services in advanced wireless and network technologies, including 5G, internet of things, and cloud-based solutions. (Photo: Business Wire) Established in 1997, Award Solutions is headquartered in Plano, Texas, and has employees based in Las Cr
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has acquired Allitix, a consulting and technology company specializing in Anaplan solutions with capabilities across financial planning and analysis, sales performance management and supply chain. The acquisition further strengthens Accenture's connected planning capabilities using Anaplan, a platform that helps organizations see, plan and lead better business outcomes, and enhances its ability to help clients standardize planning practices across business functions for increased agility, productivity, and data-driven decision making. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241101706095/en/Accenture ha
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has acquired Joshua Tree Group ("JTG"), a supply chain consulting firm specializing in distribution center performance. The acquisition will help Accenture make distribution centers more productive and efficient for its clients in retail, consumer goods and other product-based industries. It also expands Accenture's capabilities to design and build more autonomous supply chains, where AI-powered tools improve labor productivity, inventory management and customer fulfillment. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241011534028/en/Accenture has acquired Joshua Tree Group ("JTG"), a supply chain consulti
Robert W. Baird upgraded Accenture from Neutral to Outperform and set a new price target of $390.00
Wolfe Research upgraded Accenture from Peer Perform to Outperform and set a new price target of $425.00
Goldman upgraded Accenture from Neutral to Buy and set a new price target of $420.00 from $370.00 previously
Exane BNP Paribas downgraded Accenture from Outperform to Neutral and set a new price target of $375.00
TD Cowen upgraded Accenture from Hold to Buy and set a new price target of $400.00 from $321.00 previously
Piper Sandler upgraded Accenture from Neutral to Overweight and set a new price target of $395.00 from $329.00 previously
UBS upgraded Accenture from Neutral to Buy and set a new price target of $400.00
Morgan Stanley downgraded Accenture from Overweight to Equal-Weight and set a new price target of $300.00 from $382.00 previously
Goldman initiated coverage of Accenture with a rating of Neutral and set a new price target of $335.00
Deutsche Bank downgraded Accenture from Buy to Hold and set a new price target of $295.00 from $409.00 previously
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