These Analysts Lower Their Forecasts On Accenture Following Q2 Results

Benzinga

21 Mar

Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) reported better-than-expected earnings for its second quarter on Thursday.

The company posted second-quarter 2025 earnings of $2.82 per share, slightly above the consensus of $2.81. The company reported sales of $16.66 billion, almost in line with the consensus of $16.62 billion and management guidance of $16.2 billion–$16.8 billion.

"The trust and confidence in our unique strengths and capabilities is reflected in 32 clients with quarterly bookings greater than $100 million and we are very pleased to have another milestone quarter in Gen AI with $1.4 billion in new bookings," commented Accenture chair and CEO Julie Sweet.

Accenture narrowed its fiscal year 2025 revenue growth outlook to 5%-7% in local currency, compared to prior guidance of 4%-7%. The company forecasts 2025 diluted earnings of $12.55-$12.79 per share compared to the consensus of $12.90.

Accenture shares fell 1.2% to trade at $297.26 on Friday.

These analysts made changes to their price targets on Accenture following earnings announcement.

Baird analyst David Koning maintained Accenture with an Outperform rating and lowered the price target from $390 to $372.
Guggenheim analyst Jonathan Lee maintained the stock with a Buy rating and slashed the price target from $400 to $395.

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