Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, global consulting giant Accenture (ACN 0.19%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Accenture and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Accenture facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Dublin (1995) |
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Market Cap |
$50.5 billion |
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Industry |
IT consulting and other services |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$27.9 billion |
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Management |
CEO Pierre Nanterme (since 2011) CFO Pamela Craig (since 2006) |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
63.9% |
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Cash/Debt |
$6.6 billion / $33.0 thousand |
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Dividend Yield |
2.4% |
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Competitors |
IBM (IBM -0.35%) Computer Sciences (CSC) Infoysys (INFY -0.59%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 1,319 members who have rated Accenture believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this month, one of those bulls, fellow Fool Justin Loiseau (TMFJLo), offered some insight into the Accenture outperform case:
Worked for 'em and like what they do. Decent dividend and excellent international growth opportunity. A tech-centric cost-effective consulting company? Sounds good to me.
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