New joint venture aims to enhance productivity, increase revenue and accelerate the adoption of data-driven models through the use of advanced digital technologies INFRONEER Holdings and Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today announced an agreement to establish a joint venture (JV), INFRONEER Strategy & Innovation, aimed at resolving key issues in and promoting innovation for the safe and efficient construction and operation of infrastructure in Japan. The investment structure of the JV is 81%-owned by INFRONEER HD and 19%-owned by Accenture. The JV will be established on April 1, 2025, and consist of approximately 100 employees. In recent years, Japan's aging infrastructure—including roads, airports

Learning offerings will help empower organizations to use SAP solutions more effectively, drive faster and more efficient implementations and realize maximum value from their investments Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today announced highly personalized learning and training services from SAP designed to upskill and reskill employees, from the C-suite to the technology team. The new offerings are made possible through the SAP Learning organization's partnership and delivery through Accenture. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250212069717/en/ACN) today announced highly personalized learning and training services from SAP de

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) is collaborating with Google Cloud to accelerate the adoption of cloud solutions and generative AI capabilities within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in order to address local data, operational and software sovereignty needs. The initiative aims to help organizations create new business opportunities and improve customer experiences by establishing a modern digital core and scaling generative AI agents to enhance operational efficiency and enterprise intelligence. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250210278964/en/From left to right: Bader Almadi, Google Cloud KSA Country Managing Director, Alison W

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has agreed to acquire Staufen AG, a Germany-based management consulting firm, and its subsidiaries1. The acquisition will expand Accenture's capabilities to drive operational excellence and competitiveness in manufacturing and supply chains, particularly for clients in discrete manufacturing industries including automotive, aerospace and defense, industrial goods and medical equipment. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250205502679/en/Accenture to acquire Staufen AG to drive manufacturing and supply chain excellence for clients (Photo: Business Wire) Manufacturers are under pressure to mitigate

Repsol continues to advance its Digital Program by incorporating AI agent systems, designed and deployed with the help of Accenture and built on the NVIDIA AI platform. This will enable the firm to accelerate and reinvent key business processes end to end in all areas of the company. The multi-energy company deepens and boosts one of the key facets of its Digital Program and expands the objectives of its Generative AI Competence Center with the introduction of agentification. With this agreement, Repsol reinforces its strategic positioning with the use of the next generation of artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, decarbonization, its relationship with customers and the pro

Agreement is part of BCC Sistemi Informatici's broader IT reinvention plan BCC Iccrea Group, Italy's largest cooperative banking group, and Accenture (NYSE:ACN) have signed a partnership agreement to support the Group's IT transformation within the framework of the broader IT reinvention plan devised by BCC Sistemi Informatici. This plan, which includes an investment program of over €300 million over the next three years, aims to accelerate the transformation initiated with the establishment of the Group. The objective is to provide improved levels of service for the 114 BCC member banks and other subsidiaries, thereby offering members and customers services that are increasingly secure

The investment underscores Workera's leadership in verified skills intelligence and highlights Accenture's commitment to empowering organizations with skills-based training in technology, data, and AI PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Workera, the leading AI-powered skills intelligence platform, today announced a strategic investment from Accenture (NYSE:ACN) marking a significant milestone in their strategic alliance. This multi-faceted alliance includes a strategic investment by Accenture, a reseller collaboration enabling Accenture to deliver Workera's solutions to clients globally, and a technology integration establishing Workera as the official skills intelligence layer

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in QuSecure ™ a leader in post-quantum cybersecurity. Together, Accenture and QuSecure offer comprehensive post-quantum crypto agility solutions to help government agencies and private sector businesses mitigate emerging quantum risks. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250122178713/en/Accenture and QuSecure Offer Post-Quantum Crypto Agility Solutions to Help Mitigate Emerging Quantum Risks (Graphic: Business Wire) Headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., QuSecure is a privately held company founded in 2019. QuSecure's QuProtect software off

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) 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

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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

New bookings of $20.1 billion for the quarter and a record $81.2 billion for the full year, a 13% increase in U.S. dollars and 14% increase in local currency for the full year Generative AI new bookings of $1 billion for the quarter and $3 billion for the full year Fourth quarter revenues of $16.4 billion, an increase of 3% in U.S. dollars and 5% in local currency; GAAP operating margin of 14.3%, an increase of 230 basis points; adjusted operating margin of 15.0%, a 10 basis point increase1 Full year revenues of $64.9 billion, an increase of 1% in U.S. dollars and 2% in local currency; GAAP operating margin of 14.8%, an increase of 110 basis points; adjusted operating margin of 15.5%

New CEO has driven significant product capabilities, launched new SaaS platform, bolstered the leadership team, and refreshed the brand as company prepares for the AI era CloudBees, one of the world's leading software development platforms, announced today that thousands of developers and industry leaders will convene at DevOps World Virtual 2024 to celebrate 20 years of Jenkins and the future of DevSecOps, and the path forward as the world's businesses invest in cloud transformation and software for the AI era. "The Global 2000 has three key priorities - empower developers, modernize applications securely, and embrace the power of AI in their transformation journey. The reality, however,

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 to discuss its fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2024 financial results. An earnings news release will be issued before the call. To participate in the teleconference, please dial +1 (877) 692-8955 [+1 (234) 720-6979 outside the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada] and enter access code 5504138 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 www.accenture.com. A replay of the conference call will be available at www.accenture.com and at +1 (866) 207-1041 [+1 (40

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has acquired BOSLAN, a provider of management services for large infrastructure projects, headquartered in Bilbao, Spain. With BOSLAN, Accenture will reinvent how clients engineer and execute net-zero infrastructure projects. By applying artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies to asset lifecycle management, Accenture and the BOSLAN team will help clients optimize their project investments and become carbon-neutral faster. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240801843587/en/Accenture has acquired BOSLAN, a provider of management services for large infrastructure projects, headqu

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

Susquehanna downgraded Accenture from Positive to Neutral and set a new price target of $360.00 from $400.00 previously

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

Experienced leaders to continue to drive long-term growth Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today announced the appointment of new leaders who have been helping advance its strategy to reinvent companies in the age of AI and drive long-term growth for Accenture. Drawing on a strong bench of internal leaders, Accenture is making the following key appointments: Angie Park, Lead, Business and Commercial Finance, and former Head of Investor Relations, will become Chief Financial Officer on December 1, 2024, and will join the Global Management Committee. She succeeds KC McClure, who is retiring after 36 years of service with Accenture. McClure will step down as CFO and member of the Global Management Co

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Turbine, a predictive simulation company that is building a platform for interpreting human biology. Accenture's investment will help Turbine further extend its capabilities to global biopharma companies that can benefit from Turbine's ability to uncover hidden biological insights, with the potential to guide and accelerate key drug development workstreams. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240516190500/en/Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Turbine, a predictive simulation company that is build