Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Accenture (ACN)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) recently:

• 10/26/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $210.00 to $252.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Accenture was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d+)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 10/21/2026 – Accenture was downgraded by Robert W. Baird from “outperform” to “neutral”. They now have a $252.00 price target on the stock, up from $245.00.
• 10/21/2026 – Accenture was downgraded by Robert W. Baird from “outperform” to “neutral”. They now have a $252.00 price target on the stock, up from $245.00.
• 10/15/2026 – Accenture was given a new $242.00 price target by Stifel Nicolaus.
• 10/15/2026 – Accenture was given a new $278.00 price target by UBS Group.
• 10/15/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $193.00 to $201.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by Susquehanna from $210.00 to $230.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – Accenture had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 10/6/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by Mizuho from $226.00 to $241.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Accenture was given a new $235.00 price target by BMO Capital Markets.
• 10/2/2026 – Accenture had its “reduce” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company.
• 10/2/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $194.00 to $210.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Accenture was given a new $220.00 price target by Jefferies Financial Group.
• 10/2/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by Truist Financial from $150.00 to $220.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $175.00 to $240.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Accenture had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Guggenheim.
• 10/2/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by Argus from $220.00 to $260.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $175.00 to $195.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group from $230.00 to $260.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by Susquehanna from $153.00 to $210.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Accenture was given a new $245.00 price target by Robert W. Baird.
• 10/1/2026 – Accenture was given a new $250.00 price target by Evercore. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $173.00 to $193.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Accenture had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group.
• 9/30/2026 – Accenture had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group.
• 9/28/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by Susquehanna from $140.00 to $153.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/25/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $179.00 to $200.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/23/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $150.00 to $200.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 9/22/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group from $130.00 to $190.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 9/18/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $136.00 to $175.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 9/18/2026 – Accenture was downgraded by Guggenheim from “buy” to “neutral”.
• 9/15/2026 – Accenture was given a new $195.00 price target by Royal Bank Of Canada.
• 9/14/2026 – Accenture was downgraded by Wells Fargo & Company from “overweight” to “equal weight”. They now have a $194.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/14/2026 – Accenture had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $130.00 to $175.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

Accenture Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ACN opened at $264.37 on Thursday. Accenture PLC has a 1 year low of $118.15 and a 1 year high of $291.09. The firm has a market cap of $156.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.50, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.01. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $207.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $192.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.43.

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 1st. The information technology services provider reported $3.29 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.18 by $0.11. Accenture had a net margin of 11.28% and a return on equity of 26.53%. The firm had revenue of $18.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $18.03 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.03 earnings per share. Accenture’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Accenture has set its FY 2027 guidance at 14.390-14.810 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Accenture PLC will post 14.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Accenture Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 13th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 13th will be paid a dividend of $1.71 per share. This is an increase from Accenture’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.63. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 13th. This represents a $6.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. Accenture’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.44%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Ryoji Sekido sold 5,844 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $244.84, for a total value of $1,430,844.96. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,194 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $292,338.96. This trade represents a 83.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Melissa Burgum sold 811 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $202,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 9,820 shares in the company, valued at $2,455,000. This represents a 7.63% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 8,675 shares of company stock valued at $2,047,563. 0.02% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Accenture plc is a global professional services company that helps organizations transform their businesses through consulting, technology and managed services. Its work spans strategy and consulting, technology implementation, operations, and interactive customer experiences.

The company provides services in areas including cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data and analytics, digital engineering, enterprise software, systems integration and business process outsourcing.