Company Update (NYSE:ACN): Accenture Donates CAD$100,000 Cash Plus Significant Consulting Services to Aid Victims of Alberta Wildfires

[CNW Group] – Accenture Donates CAD$100,000 Cash Plus Significant Consulting Services to Aid Victims of Alberta Wildfires Read more on this. Accenture plc (ACN) , with a current market cap of $73.81B, opened at $118.59. Today, shares have traded between $118.11 and $119.20 per share with a trailing 52-week range being $88.43 to $119.72. ACN shares are currently priced at 22.28x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry’s 7.34x forward p/e ratio. And for income investors, the company pays shareholders $2.20 per share annually in dividends, yielding 1.89%. According to a consensus of 22 analysts, the earnings estimate of $1.41 per share would be $0.11 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.01 sequential decrease. In looking at the bigger picture, the full-year EPS estimate of $5.32 would be a $0.50 improvement when compared to the previous year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is based on a consensus revenue forecast of the current quarter of $8.31 Billion. If realized, that would be a 6.95% increase over the year-ago quarter. Recently, Cantor Fitzgerald Initiated ACN at Buy (Oct 16, 2015). Previously, Argus upgraded ACN from Hold to Buy. The average price target for ACN shares by the analysts covering the stock is $119.42, which is 0.70% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:ACN) Similar Articles: Stock Update: Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) – Accenture Recognized for Leadership in Cloud Services by Clients and Industry Analysts in New Reports Company Update: Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) – Accenture and Avanade Launch Innovative Customer Analytics and Insight Solution for the Financial Services Industry Market Update: Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) – Accenture Launches “Accenture Customer Credit Solutions” to Provide Fast, Efficient and Flexible Credit Services to Sub-Saharan African Businesses