Shares of Large-cap consumer discretionary company Accenture moved 1.5 this evening, and are now trading at $297.11 per share. On the other hand, the average analyst target price for the stock is $335.8.
Accenture plc, a professional services company, provides strategy and consulting, industry X, song, and technology and operation services worldwide.
Potential Accenture Investors Should Analyze the Following:
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Accenture has moved 6.0% over the last year.
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The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.77. A number between 0 and 1 could mean that the market is undervaluing Accenture's estimated growth potential
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 7.27
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Accenture currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.6%.
Understanding Accenture's Operating Margins
| Date Reported | Total Revenue ($ k) | Operating Expenses ($ k) | Operating Margins (%) | YoY Growth (%) |
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| 2023 | 64,111,745 | 55,301,856 | 14 | -6.67 |
| 2022 | 61,594,305 | 52,227,124 | 15 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 50,533,389 | 42,911,860 | 15 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 44,327,039 | 37,813,395 | 15 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 43,215,013 | 36,909,939 | 15 | 7.14 |
| 2018 | 40,992,534 | 35,093,755 | 14 |
Over the last 6 years, Accenture's operating margins have averaged 14.7%, which is better than the 9.03% Business Services industry average. We also note that the company's operating margins have a high coefficient of variability at 33.3%. The firm's margins exhibit a relatively stable growth trend of 0.3%.
