Stock Update: Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) – After The Close: Western Digital Raises Guidance, Accenture CEO Has Colon Cancer

[at Investor’s Business Daily] – Disk drive maker Western Digital (WDC) raised its quarterly guidance, Accenture’s (ACN) CEO acknowledged he’s fighting cancer and LED chipmaker SemiLEDs (LED) said it’s agreed to sell a 19.6% stake in … Read more on this. Accenture plc (ACN) , currently valued at $70.67B, started the session at $112.63. Looking at today’s market, ACN one day range is $111.96 to $113.52 with the price of the stock fluctuating between $88.43 to $120.78 over the last 52 weeks. Accenture (ACN) shares are currently priced at 21.22x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry’s -0.98x earnings multiple for the same period. Consensus earnings for the current quarter by the 23 sell-side analysts covering the stock is an estimate of $1.30 per share, which would be $0.15 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.00 sequential decrease. Investors should also note that the full-year EPS estimate of $5.33 is a $0.51 better when compared to the previous year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is predicated on a consensus revenue forecast of $8.43 Billion. If reported, that would be a 6.84% increase over the year-ago quarter. Recently, Credit Suisse downgraded ACN from Outperform to Neutral (Jun 24, 2016). Previously, Cantor Fitzgerald Initiated ACN at to Buy. Given all the information above, we should disclose to readers that the average price target is $123.24, which is 9.42% above than it opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:ACN) Similar Articles: Company Update: Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) – Digital Skills Gap Slows Manufacturers’ Push to Build Digital Factories, Finds Accenture Strategy Study Stock Update: Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) – Accenture Survey Finds Evolving Role of Digital is Reshaping Sales Organizations in the Quest for the Ultimate Customer Experience Stock Update: Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) – Digital Skills Help Narrow the Workplace Gender Gap, Accenture Research Finds
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