1.99% volatility in Accenture plc (ACN) last month: This is a red flag warning

On Monday, Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) opened lower -2.07% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $366.37. Price fluctuations for ACN have ranged from $278.69 to $387.51 over the past 52 weeks.

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Annual sales at Technology sector company grew by 8.75% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 6.68% at the time writing. With a float of $623.88 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $625.03 million.

Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 774000 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 32.47%, operating margin of 15.17%, and the pretax margin is 10.68%.

Accenture plc (ACN) Insider Updates

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Information Technology Services industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Accenture plc is 0.26%, while institutional ownership is 77.58%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Dec 23 ’24, was worth 134,439. In this transaction Chief Leadership & HR Officer of this company sold 375 shares at a rate of $358.50, taking the stock ownership to the 5,149 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Dec 23 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 375 for $358.50, making the entire transaction worth $134,439.

Accenture plc (ACN) Performance Highlights and Predictions

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 3.34 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 6.68% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 8.79% during the next five years compared to 9.21% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Accenture plc (ACN). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.47. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 3.33. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 24.40.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 11.93, a number that is poised to hit 2.79 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 13.91 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Accenture plc (ACN)

Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) saw its 5-day average volume 4.47 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 2.72 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 62.59%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 9.12.

During the past 100 days, Accenture plc’s (ACN) raw stochastic average was set at 72.33%, which indicates a significant increase from 39.11% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 35.54% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 24.92% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $360.39, while its 200-day Moving Average is $333.28. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $362.58 in the near term. At $366.38, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $369.81. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $355.35, it is likely to go to the next support level at $351.92. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $348.12.

Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN) Key Stats

There are currently 625,163K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 220.91 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 64,896 M according to its annual income of 7,265 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 16,406 M and its income totaled 1,684 M.