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Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For June 29, 2022

Upgrades, Downgrades, Initiation, Intraday Update, Analyst Ratings

Exane BNP Paribas Downgrades Accenture to Neutral, Announces $320 Price Target

News, Downgrades, Price Target, Analyst Ratings

Exane BNP Paribas analyst Stefan Slowinski downgrades Accenture (NYSE:ACN) from Outperform to Neutral and announces $320 price target.

Tesla To $1,150? Here's The Biggest Price Target Changes For Monday

Price Target, Small Cap, Intraday Update, Analyst Ratings

Evercore ISI Group cut United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UAL) price target from $56 to $45. United Airlines shares fell 0.8% to trade at $38.22 on Monday.

Barclays Maintains Overweight on Accenture, Lowers Price Target to $370

News, Price Target, Analyst Ratings

Barclays analyst Ramsey El-Assal maintains Accenture (NYSE:ACN) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $455 to $370.

Amazon.com To $180? Here's The Biggest Price Target Changes For Friday

Price Target, Small Cap, Intraday Update, Analyst Ratings

Piper Sandler cut Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) price target from $368 to $305. Accenture shares gained 4.2% to trade at $297.69 on Friday.

Piper Sandler Cuts Accenture Price Target By 17% - Read Why

Analyst Color, News, Price Target, Reiteration, Analyst Ratings, Tech

RBC Capital Maintains Outperform Rating for Accenture: Here's What You Need To Know

Analyst Ratings

RBC Capital has decided to maintain its Outperform rating of Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and lower its price target from $435.00 to $357.00. Shares of Accenture are trading up 2.58% over the last 24 hours, at $293.21 per share. A move to $357.00 would account for a 21.75% increase from the current share price.

$1000 Invested In This Stock 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth $17,000 Today

Earnings, News, Dividends

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 8.0% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.26%. Currently, Accenture has a market capitalization of $183.32 billion.

Accenture's Return On Capital Employed Overview

According to Benzinga Pro, during Q3, Accenture (NYSE:ACN) earned $1.82 billion, a 9.76% increase from the preceding quarter. Accenture also posted a total of $16.16 billion in sales, a 7.39% increase since Q2.

RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Accenture, Lowers Price Target to $357

News, Price Target, Analyst Ratings

RBC Capital analyst Daniel Perlin maintains Accenture (NYSE:ACN) with a Outperform and lowers the price target from $435 to $357.

Peering Into Accenture's Recent Short Interest

Short Sellers, Short Ideas, Trading Ideas

Accenture's (NYSE:ACN) short percent of float has risen 8.77% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 3.89 million shares sold short, which is 0.62% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

Cowen & Co. Maintains Outperform on Accenture, Lowers Price Target to $325

News, Price Target, Analyst Ratings

Cowen & Co. analyst Bryan Bergin maintains Accenture (NYSE:ACN) with a Outperform and lowers the price target from $330 to $325.

Baird Maintains Neutral on Accenture, Lowers Price Target to $310

News, Price Target, Analyst Ratings

Baird analyst David Koning maintains Accenture (NYSE:ACN) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $340 to $310.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Overweight on Accenture, Lowers Price Target to $385

News, Price Target, Analyst Ratings

Morgan Stanley analyst James Faucette maintains Accenture (NYSE:ACN) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $390 to $385.

Citigroup Maintains Buy on Accenture, Lowers Price Target to $330

News, Price Target, Analyst Ratings

Citigroup analyst Ashwin Shirvaikar maintains Accenture (NYSE:ACN) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $400 to $330.

Piper Sandler Maintains Neutral on Accenture, Lowers Price Target to $305

News, Price Target, Analyst Ratings

Piper Sandler analyst Arvind Ramnani maintains Accenture (NYSE:ACN) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $368 to $305.

Johnson Controls Acquires Tempered Networks; Partners With Accenture On Innovation Centers

Check Out What Whales Are Doing With ACN

Options, Markets

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Accenture. Looking at options history for Accenture (NYSE:ACN) we detected 10 strange trades.

Accenture Shares Drop Premarket On Mixed Q3 Results

Earnings, News, Guidance, Dividends, Movers, Tech, Trading Ideas

Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) reported third-quarter FY22 r

Recap: Accenture Q3 Earnings

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) reported its Q3 earnings results on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 06:45 AM. Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.

Press releases

From Benzinga Pro

Accenture Completes Acquisition of Capabilities from Trancom ITS

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has completed its acquisition of digital engineering and operational technology capabilities from Trancom ITS, a Japanese logistics technology services provider. Terms of the transaction, which

Accenture Completes Acquisition of XtremeEDA to Expand Silicon Design Capabilities in Canada and US

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has completed its acquisition of XtremeEDA, an Ottawa-headquartered silicon design services leader. Accenture had announced its intent to acquire XtremeEDA on June 27, 2022. Financial terms of the

umlaut Launches "5G Campus Lab," an Open RAN Private Network to Accelerate the Development of Connectivity Solutions for Clients

AACHEN, Germany, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- umlaut, part of Accenture (NYSE:ACN), has opened a private 5G standalone, Open RAN network in Aachen, Germany. The "5G Campus Lab" enables companies across

Accenture and Avanade Named Microsoft 2022 Global SI Partner of the Year for 17th Time

Companies recognized with ten additional awards, including seven country-level Partner of the Year awards For the 17th time, Accenture (NYSE:ACN) and Avanade have been named the 2022 Microsoft Global SI Partner of the

Accenture Announces Intent to Acquire XtremeEDA to Expand Silicon Design Capabilities in Canada and US

Acquisition Will Bolster Accenture Cloud First's Edge Computing Capabilities Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has entered into an agreement to acquire XtremeEDA, an Ottawa-based silicon design services leader. The company provides

HFS Ranks Accenture the No. 1 Provider for Employee Experience Services

Accenture recognized as leader in delivering superior employee experience and helping clients drive meaningful organizational transformation Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has been recognized as the top service provider for

World Economic Forum and Accenture Report Finds Achieving Full Circularity in the Automotive Industry Could Increase Value Chain Profitability by 50%

The auto industry will need to expand its focus from vehicle sales to the full vehicle lifecycle, collaborating significantly with other players in the value chain A new report from Accenture (NYSE:ACN), the World

Qorus and Accenture's 2022 Banking Innovation Awards Now Open for Applications

Banks and fintechs have until Sept. 30 to apply; categories include analytics and AI, future workforce, and reimagining the customer experience Qorus, the organization formerly known as Efma, and Accenture (NYSE:ACN)

Johnson Controls and Accenture Join Forces on New AI-enabled OpenBlue Innovation Centers

Commodities, Press Releases

Johnson Controls and Accenture will deliver two new Johnson Controls OpenBlue Innovation Centers seeding further development of AI-enabled building control system products and services.The focus will be on developing new

Accenture Reports Very Strong Third-Quarter Results

-- Revenues are $16.2 billion, an increase of 22% in U.S. dollars and 27% in local currency -- -- Operating income increases 23% to $2.6 billion, with operating margin of 16.1%, an expansion of 10 basis points -- --

Financial Advisors in North America Say AI Can Help Grow Their Business, but Adoption Can Be Challenging, Accenture Research Reveals

More than half of advisors believe that their firm is taking on too many AI pilots at once or that AI tools are too complicated to use Although the vast majority of financial advisors in North America believe that

Accenture to Host Conference Call Tomorrow, June 23, to Discuss Third-Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EDT tomorrow, June 23, to discuss its third-quarter fiscal year 2022 financial results. A news release containing these results will be issued before the

More Than 80% of Healthcare Executives Expect the Metaverse Will Have a Positive Impact on Their Organizations, According to a New Accenture Report

Emerging technologies are converging to reshape digital healthcare Accenture's (NYSE:ACN) Digital Health Technology Vision 2022 report found that 81% of healthcare executives expect the metaverse to have a positive

Efma and Accenture Reveal the Winners of Innovation in Insurance Awards 2022

Awards recognize insurance innovators leading industry reinvention Efma, an association of more than 2,550 retail financial services companies in 133 countries, and Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today announced the winners of

Accenture Recognized as a Leader in Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications by Independent Research Firm

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Oracle Cloud Apps Implementation Services Partners, Q2 2022 report, receiving the highest possible score in 19 out of 21 criteria. The report,

Accenture Recognizes Five Law Firms with Outside Counsel Diversity Award

Annual award celebrates outstanding efforts to increase inclusion, diversity and equity in the legal profession Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has recognized five law firms — Baker McKenzie; Allen & Overy; McDermott Will

More Than 60% of Companies Are Only Experimenting with AI, Creating Significant Opportunities for Value on their Journey to AI Maturity, Accenture Research Finds

While the majority of organizations that use artificial intelligence (AI) are still experimenting with the technology, only 12% are using it at an AI maturity level that achieves a strong competitive advantage,

Accenture Opens Advanced Technology Center in Indore, India

Expanded digital delivery network to serve growing client demand for transformative technology services across AI, cloud, data analytics, metaverse and more Accenture (NYSE:ACN) today opened its newest Advanced

Accenture to Host Conference Call Thursday, June 23, to Discuss Third-Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, June 23, to discuss its third-quarter fiscal year 2022 financial results. A news release containing these results will be issued before the

Sustainable Technology Strategy Critical for Achieving Business Growth and ESG Performance, According to New Accenture Report

CIOs must seize opportunity to advance sustainability to deliver value, tangible outcomes and sustainable impact across their organizations As businesses set more ambitious environmental, social and governance (ESG)