Based on the aggregated intelligence of 165,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, global consulting giant Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Accenture's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Accenture facts

Headquarters (Incorporated)

Dublin (1995)

Market Cap

$25.8 billion

Industry

IT consulting and other services

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$22.8 billion

Management

CEO William Green (since 2004)

CFO Pamela Craig (since 2006)

Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)

63.8%

Cash/Debt

$4.3 billion / $771,000

Dividend Yield

1.9%

Competitors

IBM (NYSE: IBM)

Infosys Technologies (Nasdaq: INFY)

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 95% of the 1,264 members who have rated Accenture believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Star Dobbes and LWILLS.

Earlier this month, Dobbes tapped Accenture as a potent way to play politics:

Politicians are pushing landmark legislation in energy, financial reform, and health care. These changes drive [Accenture's] consulting business. There has already been a substantial increase in financial services bookings, and I expect other sectors to increase as industry figures out compliance with a new wave of legislation.

In fact, Accenture managed to book more than $6.4 billion of new business in its most recent quarter, led by impressive growth in the financial services segment. And while Accenture's operating margins continue to clock in lower than those of its global consulting rivals IBM and Infosys, they've held up particularly well over the past few quarters despite the intensifying competition. With its shares lagging those very same rivals over the past six months, not to mention the S&P 500, Accenture looks like a tempting opportunity.

Last month, CAPS All-Star LLWILLS added some inside insight to the bull case:

I worked for this company at one time and always loved their focus on training their employees, which they do very effectively and efficiently. I like their style ... and their profits. ... [W]ell-diversified, very little debt, with a small but hopefully growing dividend. Seems to be a good stable company that should outperform the S&P going forward. I think their growth prospects are very good, given the rapidly changing technological environment, not to mention the increasingly competitive business environment. At today's prices, I find this stock hard to pass up.

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