Accenture Plc (ACN)
Price: $61.37
Industry: Business Service Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Wed Jul 27 11:31 EDT 2011 ACN Accenture Plc
$61.37
Power Gauge Rating
ACN - Very Bullish TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for ACN is very bullish due to very bullish price/volume activity, very positive expert opinions and strong earnings performance.
Financial Metrics
Price and volume activity for ACN is very bullish which is indicated by a positive Chaikin price trend and an increasing volume trend.
Earnings Performance
Price/Volume Activity
Expert Opinions
News Sentiment Rating
Neutral ACN Accenture Plc
July 25, 2011
TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for ACN is neutral. Stories concerning ACN have a balanced or neutral sentiment.
News Sentiment :Neutral
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
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High Potential
Neutral
Low Potential
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Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
Neutral
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
ACN's financial metrics are neutral. The company does not hold much long term debt and may be overvalued.
Price to Book Value
The rank is based on a low long term debt to equity ratio, high price to book value ratio and high return on equity.
Return on Equity
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities
Valuation
Returns
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
Current Ratio
1.51
Price/Book
11.94
Return on Invest
57.0%
LT Debt/Equity
0.00
Price/Sales
1.72
Return on Equity
57.0%
Earnings Performance
TTM
Ratio
TTM
Earnings Performance Rating
Bullish
Earnings Growth
ACN's earnings performance has been strong. The company has a stable 5 year earnings trend and has a history of strong earnings growth.
Earnings Surprise
The rank is based on high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Earnings Trend
Projected P/E Ratio
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth
Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth
EPS Estimates
08/06
08/07
08/08
08/09
08/10
18,228.36
21,452.75
25,313.83
23,170.97
23,094.08
6.63%
17.69%
18.00%
-8.47%
-0.33%
$1.65
$2.06
$2.77
$2.55
$2.79
3.12%
24.85%
34.47%
-7.94%
9.41%
EPS Surprise
Factor
Actual EPS Prev
EST EPS Current
Change
$0.70
$0.89
+0.19
Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor
$2.79
$3.38
+0.59
Actual EPS Growth
Est EPS Growth
Change
6.70%
13.25%
+6.55
3-5 year EPS
EPS Quarterly Results Estimate
Actual
Difference
% Difference
FY
Qtr 1
Qtr 2
Qtr 3
Qtr 4
Total
Latest Qtr
$0.89
$0.93
$0.04
1 Qtr Ago
$0.71
$0.75
$0.04
4.49
08/09
$0.77
$0.66
$0.71
$0.41
$2.55
5.63
08/10
$0.70
$0.63
$0.76
$0.70
$2.79
2 Qtr Ago
$0.75
$0.81
3 Qtr Ago
$0.63
$0.66
$0.06
8.00
08/11
$0.84
$0.78
$0.96
-
-
$0.03
4.76
Fiscal Year End Month is August.
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Price Trend & Expert Opinions Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Very Bullish
Relative Strength vs Market
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for ACN is very bullish. ACN has a rising price trend and is trading on higher volume than its 90 day average volume.
Price Trend
The rank for ACN is based on its price strength versus the market, positive Chaikin money flow, a positive Chaikin price trend, a negative Chaikin price trend ROC and an increasing volume trend.
Price Trend ROC
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index
Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether ACN is performing better or worse than the market.
Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity
Price Activity
Factor
Value
Factor
52 Week High
63.44
52 Week Low
36.60
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500
18.17%
Expert Opinions
Volume Activity Value
Factor
% Change Price - 4 Weeks
7.58%
Average Volume 20 Days
13,779,789
% Change Price - 24 Weeks
16.73%
Average Volume 90 Days
6,163,280
% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P
2.45%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P
14.88%
Value
Chaikin Money Flow Persistency
63%
Expert Opinions
Very Bullish
Earnings Estimate Revisions
Expert opinions about ACN are very positive. Analysts are raising their EPS estimates for ACN and analysts's opinions on ACN have been more positive recently.
Short Interest
Insider Activity
The rank for ACN is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a low short interest ratio, optimistic analyst opinions and price strength of the stock versus the Business Service industry group.
Analyst Opinions
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Current Current Qtr Next Qtr
0.89 0.92 Current
Current FY
3.38
Analyst Recommendations
7 Days Ago % Change 0.89 0.92
0.00% 0.00%
30 Days Ago % Change 3.37
0.01
EPS Estimates Revision Summary
Factor
Value
Mean this Week
Buy
Change
0.00
Last 4 Weeks
Down
Up
Down
Curr Qtr
0
0
2
0
Curr Yr
0
0
2
0
Next Qtr
0
0
0
0
Next Yr
0
0
2
0
Buy
Mean Last Week
Mean 5 Weeks Ago
Last Week Up
Strong Buy
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The Company & Its Competitors
News Headlines for ACN
ACN's Competitors in Business Service Company
Power Gauge
Historic EPS growth
Projected EPS growth
Profit Margin
PEG
PE
Revenue(M)
ACN
6.70%
13.25%
8.12%
1.37
19.47
23,094
CBZ
5.61%
12.50%
3.61%
1.00
12.63
733
FCN
22.03%
16.25%
5.63%
0.98
17.80
1,401
NCI
4.68%
13.50%
3.67%
1.14
17.55
704
STN
23.80%
12.00%
7.33%
1.10
14.05
1,190
TW
18.24%
12.00%
6.61%
1.14
17.69
-
5.82%
20.67%
8.02%
1.28
32.64
1,288
-19.80%
8.50%
-4.62%
1.79
13.24
1,623
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Company Details
Company Profile
ACCENTURE PLC 1 GRAND CANAL SQUARE GRAND CANAL HARBOUR DUBLIN, L2 D2 IRL Phone: 353-1-646-2000 Fax: 353 1 646 2020 Website: http://http://www.accenture.com/ Full Time Employees: 204,000 Sector: Business Services
Accenture Plc is a management consulting, technology services and outsourcing organization. The Company's business is structured around five operating groups, namely, Communications & High Tech, Financial Services, Products, Public Service and Resources. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. Accenture Plc is headquartered in New York.
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