Don't Take a Position in Accenture Stocks Without Knowing Its Fundamentals!

By Scott Lee • Monday, December 18 12:29 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Accenture has moved -0.4% so far today on a volume of 1,167,328, compared to its average of 1,958,822. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

Accenture trades -1.74% away from its average analyst target price of $348.86 per share. The 21 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $280.0 to $410.0, and on average have given Accenture a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in ACN, you'll want to know the following:

Accenture's current price is 590.1% above its Graham number of $49.67, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Accenture has moved 34.7% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 23.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 10.77, Accenture has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.8 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
ACN has a forward P/E ratio of 25.7 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $13.34 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 3.18 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Accenture is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 8.38 compared to its sector average of 4.24
Accenture plc, a professional services company, provides strategy and consulting, industry X, song, and technology and operation services worldwide.
Based in Dublin, the company has 733,000 full time employees and a market cap of $215.1 Billion. Accenture currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.4%.

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