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Accenture plc
September 18, 2026 · after-hours
- Rarity
- 1.30
- Peak move
- +9.12%
- Float cap
- $112.6B
Accenture is a global professional services and solutions company. It provides strategy, consulting, technology, operations, Song, and Industry X services to enterprises, governments, and government agencies. The company helps clients build digital cores, adopt AI and data, and reinvent business functions, serving more than 9,000 clients, including many Forbes Global 2000 companies.
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10 events · 0 from SEC or newswire · 0 timed with the move- Key event
analyst_ratingGuggenheim downgraded Accenture to Neutral from Buy, citing channel checks showing the stock's 52% rebound from June lows was not matched by improved customer demand, fewer job postings, and the Accenture Edge mid-market launch as a sign of weak core enterprise demand.
analyst_ratingDeutsche Bank Securities maintained its Neutral rating on Accenture, with the mean consensus of 27 analysts at Accumulate and an average target price of $185.39 against a last close of $190.29.
major_contractMethodhub Software's subsidiary Nemera Technologies received an order worth about Rs 161 crore from a Thailand-registered entity for a managed services agreement covering network infrastructure maintenance, valid until July 2028.
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analyst_ratingDeutsche Bank analyst Nate Svensson maintained a Hold rating on Accenture and raised the price target to $175 from $136, a 28.68% increase.
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acquisition_acquirerAccenture agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dragos and 100% of runZero and NetRise at a combined enterprise value of roughly $4.175 billion, expected to close in August or September 2026, adding about $208 million of annual recurring revenue growing 53% year over year.
product_launchHCLTech launched HCLTech Pulse, a business unit serving enterprises with annual revenue of $500M-$5B, citing an approximately $400B global technology-services opportunity growing 7-9% annually.
peer_disclosureFinland's Tieto and Denmark's GN expanded their collaboration with a multi-year global software development partnership running five years with a mutual commitment of at least 3.5 years, starting with a Software Centre of Excellence in China.
earnings_releaseAccenture will report fourth-quarter and full fiscal-year 2026 results on October 1, 2026, with a conference call webcast on its Investor Relations site.
layoff_restructuringKPMG UK launched a redundancy programme cutting about 200 roles from its data and technology division, roughly 4% of permanent consulting headcount, with affected staff expected to exit in October 2026.
regulatory_actionAccenture Federal Services, Accenture plc and Accenture LLP agreed to pay $25 million, including $11.6 million restitution, to settle DOJ False Claims Act allegations that they used race and sex in hiring, promotion and development programs from 2017 to 2026; Accenture denied liability.