Based on the aggregated intelligence of 130,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, global consulting giant Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has earned a coveted five-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
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Headquarters (founded) |
Hamilton, Bermuda (1995) |
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Market Cap |
$18.6 billion |
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Industry |
IT consulting and other services |
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TTM Revenue |
$25.28 billion |
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Management |
CEO William Green (since 2004) |
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Return on Capital (average, last three years) |
64.9% |
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Dividend Yield |
1.7% |
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Competitors |
IBM (NYSE:IBM) |
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CAPS members bullish on ACN also bullish on |
General Electric (NYSE:GE) |
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CAPS members bearish on ACN also bearish on |
Citigroup (NYSE:C) |
Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, 1,082 of the 1,127 members who have rated Accenture -- some 96% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include pmgwbp and "All-Star" pick compiler AllStarPortfolio.
Last week, pmgwbp tapped the stock as an international turnaround opportunity: "[S]trong fundamentals, strong cash flow and cash on hand. Global consulting will continue to book business during recession and rebound quickly when recession ends."
In a write-up from one day later, AllStarPortfolio (using a pick and pitch from russiangambit) further accentuates Accenture's positives:
[B]est in class IT consulting and outsourcing company, head and shoulders above all its other competitors. The next closest competitor is IBM. You can think of them as [Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)] of IT consulting in terms of talent.
The company has shown consistency in its earnings and still has a lot of growth potential should the economy turn. Its price currently at a depressed level, but the fact that it wasn’t completely obliterated in the sell off (only lost 30% vs. 50-70%) is a sign of resilience. Current P/E is 10. The company pays dividend of about 1.5%.
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