Accenture (ACN) Competitors $357.04 +3.09 (+0.87%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ACN vs. IBM, PDD, SPGI, UBER, MELI, PYPL, IT, CTSH, LDOS, and BAHShould you be buying Accenture stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Accenture include International Business Machines (IBM), PDD (PDD), S&P Global (SPGI), Uber Technologies (UBER), MercadoLibre (MELI), PayPal (PYPL), Gartner (IT), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Leidos (LDOS), and Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH). Accenture vs. International Business Machines PDD S&P Global Uber Technologies MercadoLibre PayPal Gartner Cognizant Technology Solutions Leidos Booz Allen Hamilton International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) and Accenture (NYSE:ACN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is IBM or ACN more profitable? Accenture has a net margin of 11.20% compared to International Business Machines' net margin of 10.22%. International Business Machines' return on equity of 40.52% beat Accenture's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets International Business Machines10.22% 40.52% 7.09% Accenture 11.20%26.83%14.27% Do analysts prefer IBM or ACN? International Business Machines presently has a consensus target price of $208.12, suggesting a potential downside of 3.03%. Accenture has a consensus target price of $368.23, suggesting a potential upside of 3.13%. Given Accenture's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Accenture is more favorable than International Business Machines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score International Business Machines 3 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18Accenture 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59 Does the media refer more to IBM or ACN? In the previous week, International Business Machines had 16 more articles in the media than Accenture. MarketBeat recorded 67 mentions for International Business Machines and 51 mentions for Accenture. Accenture's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat International Business Machines' score of 1.22 indicating that Accenture is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment International Business Machines 50 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Accenture 38 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, IBM or ACN? International Business Machines has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Accenture. Accenture is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Business Machines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInternational Business Machines$61.86B3.21$7.50B$6.8731.24Accenture$64.90B3.44$7.26B$11.4331.24 Does the MarketBeat Community favor IBM or ACN? Accenture received 65 more outperform votes than International Business Machines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.89% of users gave Accenture an outperform vote while only 58.57% of users gave International Business Machines an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformInternational Business MachinesOutperform Votes112158.57% Underperform Votes79341.43% AccentureOutperform Votes118669.89% Underperform Votes51130.11% Is IBM or ACN a better dividend stock? International Business Machines pays an annual dividend of $6.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Accenture pays an annual dividend of $5.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. International Business Machines pays out 97.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Accenture pays out 51.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Business Machines has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Accenture has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. International Business Machines is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, IBM or ACN? International Business Machines has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Accenture has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in IBM or ACN? 59.0% of International Business Machines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Accenture shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of International Business Machines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Accenture shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAccenture beats International Business Machines on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. I picked Nvidia as one of my favorite stocks. Shares have jumped by more than 20,000% since then.I believe we are about to do it again with this new AI project called Stargate Get Accenture News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ACN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAccentureBusiness services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$223.21B$20.45B$24.07B$19.87BDividend Yield1.67%2.49%2.79%3.53%P/E Ratio31.2429.12258.4042.94Price / Sales3.4417.003,506.6818.99Price / Cash22.7030.3032.8917.86Price / Book7.676.187.415.52Net Income$7.26B$515.30M$667.83M$986.45M7 Day Performance-1.40%8.16%0.21%0.45%1 Month Performance-5.05%6.14%0.76%1.05%1 Year Performance8.10%49.38%18.79%24.67% Accenture Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACNAccenture4.9007 of 5 stars$357.04+0.9%$368.23+3.1%+7.9%$223.21B$64.90B31.24774,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsIBMInternational Business Machines4.6049 of 5 stars$214.61+2.1%$208.12-3.0%+39.0%$198.44B$61.86B31.24305,300Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsPDDPDD4.9403 of 5 stars$116.49-1.0%$182.40+56.6%-1.9%$161.91B$34.88B12.5517,403Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSPGIS&P Global4.9041 of 5 stars$503.12+0.2%$571.31+13.6%+22.3%$155.87B$12.50B44.4140,450Analyst RevisionPositive NewsUBERUber Technologies4.995 of 5 stars$69.62+0.7%$90.32+29.7%+27.2%$145.57B$37.28B34.6430,400MELIMercadoLibre4.8054 of 5 stars$1,931.26+0.8%$2,269.67+17.5%+30.3%$97.16B$14.47B68.1515,638Positive NewsPYPLPayPal4.5941 of 5 stars$84.74+0.8%$83.45-1.5%+48.7%$84.30B$29.77B20.2227,200Positive NewsITGartner4.324 of 5 stars$518.00+0.1%$539.25+4.1%+21.9%$39.93B$6.14B38.2020,237CTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4.3102 of 5 stars$77.57+1.6%$79.47+2.5%+11.1%$38.46B$19.41B17.16347,700Positive NewsLDOSLeidos4.5904 of 5 stars$162.15+2.4%$191.23+17.9%+53.1%$21.12B$15.44B18.4747,000Positive NewsBAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.9892 of 5 stars$144.21+4.6%$180.63+25.3%+13.1%$18.43B$10.66B22.6434,200Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies International Business Machines Alternatives PDD Alternatives S&P Global Alternatives Uber Technologies Alternatives MercadoLibre Alternatives PayPal Alternatives Gartner Alternatives Cognizant Technology Solutions Alternatives Leidos Alternatives Booz Allen Hamilton Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:ACN) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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