SeekingAlpha · Oct 10, 2026
Accenture: AI Isn't Killing Consulting Fast Enough To Justify This Valuation
Accenture is undervalued at $203, trading at 14x FY2027 EPS guidance, despite AI-driven fears and resilient financials. Click for more on ACN.
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NASDAQ · ACN
Accenture plc
Technology · Information Technology Services
$209.06
Up+$0.70 (+0.34%)
Updated Oct 10, 2026, 10:13 PM
SID Score
7.4/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
55/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 129.44B
- P/E ratio
- 16.98
- Dividend yield
- 2.90%
- 52-week range
- $118.15 – $291.09
- Volume
- 4.88M
- Avg. volume
- 5.32M
Price performance · ACN
ACN price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 9, 2026
ACN closed at $209.06 after 21 trading sessions, up 13.68% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $209.06
- Period change
- +13.68%
- Period low
- $174.47
- Period high
- $212.30
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | $208.58 | $209.06 | $204.1001 | $209.06 | 4.88M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $197.73 | $209.06 | $193.221 | $208.36 | 12.1M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $195.00 | $198.20 | $194.0507 | $196.64 | 5.23M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $195.43 | $196.16 | $192.5848 | $193.40 | 6.15M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $196.30 | $199.74 | $193.77 | $195.05 | 7M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $211.02 | $213.31 | $198.36 | $198.90 | 10.04M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $215.98 | $227.63 | $211.035 | $212.30 | 28.99M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $178.10 | $184.30 | $177.7375 | $183.37 | 10.54M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $173.09 | $177.77 | $172.11 | $177.12 | 6.36M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $173.51 | $177.08 | $172.30 | $174.47 | 5.5M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $177.125 | $180.045 | $175.74 | $176.11 | 4.96M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $185.75 | $186.34 | $176.87 | $177.41 | 4.64M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $185.50 | $188.275 | $182.56 | $183.52 | 4.02M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $189.38 | $190.24 | $182.155 | $183.72 | 3.88M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $187.00 | $193.75 | $184.985 | $186.11 | 7.42M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $188.58 | $189.48 | $180.70 | $181.29 | 11.66M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $189.94 | $192.11 | $188.90 | $190.29 | 2.94M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $190.04 | $191.9999 | $188.18 | $189.64 | 3.32M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $190.53 | $197.63 | $190.08 | $193.40 | 5.75M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $190.55 | $195.47 | $187.78 | $195.00 | 5.32M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $179.05 | $184.12 | $178.29 | $183.90 | 2.89M |
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Company profile
Accenture is a leading IT services firm that provides consulting, system integration, and business process outsourcing to enterprises around the world. Customers of Accenture come from a variety of sectors, including communications, media and technology, financial services, health and public services, consumer products, and resources. Accenture is the world's largest professional services company by headcount with around 800,000 employees in over 120 countries.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $291.75
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 19
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | Mizuho | Outperform | — |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | — |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Truist Securities | Hold | — |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | — |
| Oct 2, 2026 | TD Cowen | Hold | — |
News briefing
Generated Oct 10, 2026, 9:01 PM
Why Is ACN Up Today? Mixed AI Narrative Drives Modest Gains
Accenture ticked up 0.34% today as the market digests conflicting narratives around the consulting giant's AI positioning and valuation. While some analysts question whether AI adoption justifies current pricing, others see the company as an overlooked beneficiary of enterprise AI spending and recent operational wins.
Bottom line: Accenture is caught between two compelling narratives: a potential AI opportunity story as enterprises spend heavily on transformation, versus valuation concerns and margin pressure from AI-driven commoditization. Investors should monitor Q1 guidance, Dell partnership traction, and whether consulting pricing holds firm amid AI adoption—these will determine if ACN is genuinely undervalued or priced fairly for a maturing business.
Yahoo · Oct 9, 2026
How to Play ACN Stock as Accenture Deepens Its AI Ties
Accenture is fighting back against AI disruption fears with a deeper Dell partnership, giving investors a reason to take notice.
SeekingAlpha · Oct 9, 2026
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Yahoo · Oct 9, 2026
The Stocks Wall Street Thought AI Would Kill Just Jumped 5% While AI Darlings Sank
Wall Street spent months betting that AI would hollow out consulting and IT services firms, then a single unconfirmed revenue figure sent those same beaten-down stocks surging while the AI darlings sank. The reason behind the reversal reveals something uncomfortable about how crowded that trade had become.
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