ACN Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. has a net margin of 11.96% compared to Accenture Plc's net margin of 12.15%. Accenture Plc's return on equity of 24.87% beat Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.'s return on equity of 14.97%.

Accenture Plc has a consensus price target of $292.42, signalling upside risk potential of 35.79%. On the other hand Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $90.20 which suggests that it could grow by 38.7%. Given that Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. has higher upside potential than Accenture Plc, analysts believe Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. is more attractive than Accenture Plc.

Accenture Plc has a beta of 1.243, which suggesting that the stock is 24.317% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. has a beta of 0.951, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 4.946%.

Accenture Plc has a quarterly dividend of $1.63 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.89%. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. offers a yield of 1.94% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.33 per share. Accenture Plc pays 48.71% of its earnings as a dividend. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. pays out 27.19% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Accenture Plc quarterly revenues are $18.7B, which are larger than Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. quarterly revenues of $5.3B. Accenture Plc's net income of $2.2B is higher than Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.'s net income of $648M. Notably, Accenture Plc's price-to-earnings ratio is 17.80x while Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.'s PE ratio is 14.27x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Accenture Plc is 1.92x versus 1.51x for Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

International Business Machines Corp. has a net margin of 11.96% compared to Accenture Plc's net margin of 28.34%. Accenture Plc's return on equity of 24.87% beat International Business Machines Corp.'s return on equity of 37.05%.

Accenture Plc has a consensus price target of $292.42, signalling upside risk potential of 35.79%. On the other hand International Business Machines Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $324.95 which suggests that it could grow by 26.36%. Given that Accenture Plc has higher upside potential than International Business Machines Corp., analysts believe Accenture Plc is more attractive than International Business Machines Corp..

Accenture Plc has a beta of 1.243, which suggesting that the stock is 24.317% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison International Business Machines Corp. has a beta of 0.687, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 31.275%.

Accenture Plc has a quarterly dividend of $1.63 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.89%. International Business Machines Corp. offers a yield of 2.61% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.68 per share. Accenture Plc pays 48.71% of its earnings as a dividend. International Business Machines Corp. pays out 60.07% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Accenture Plc quarterly revenues are $18.7B, which are smaller than International Business Machines Corp. quarterly revenues of $19.7B. Accenture Plc's net income of $2.2B is lower than International Business Machines Corp.'s net income of $5.6B. Notably, Accenture Plc's price-to-earnings ratio is 17.80x while International Business Machines Corp.'s PE ratio is 23.07x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Accenture Plc is 1.92x versus 3.61x for International Business Machines Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Gartner, Inc. has a net margin of 11.96% compared to Accenture Plc's net margin of 13.81%. Accenture Plc's return on equity of 24.87% beat Gartner, Inc.'s return on equity of 69.23%.

Accenture Plc has a consensus price target of $292.42, signalling upside risk potential of 35.79%. On the other hand Gartner, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $190.46 which suggests that it could grow by 23.89%. Given that Accenture Plc has higher upside potential than Gartner, Inc., analysts believe Accenture Plc is more attractive than Gartner, Inc..

Accenture Plc has a beta of 1.243, which suggesting that the stock is 24.317% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Gartner, Inc. has a beta of 1.060, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 6.047%.

Accenture Plc has a quarterly dividend of $1.63 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.89%. Gartner, Inc. offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Accenture Plc pays 48.71% of its earnings as a dividend. Gartner, Inc. pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Accenture Plc's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Accenture Plc quarterly revenues are $18.7B, which are larger than Gartner, Inc. quarterly revenues of $1.8B. Accenture Plc's net income of $2.2B is higher than Gartner, Inc.'s net income of $242.1M. Notably, Accenture Plc's price-to-earnings ratio is 17.80x while Gartner, Inc.'s PE ratio is 15.93x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Accenture Plc is 1.92x versus 1.79x for Gartner, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Palantir Technologies, Inc. has a net margin of 11.96% compared to Accenture Plc's net margin of 43.48%. Accenture Plc's return on equity of 24.87% beat Palantir Technologies, Inc.'s return on equity of 26.52%.

Accenture Plc has a consensus price target of $292.42, signalling upside risk potential of 35.79%. On the other hand Palantir Technologies, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $189.92 which suggests that it could grow by 40.43%. Given that Palantir Technologies, Inc. has higher upside potential than Accenture Plc, analysts believe Palantir Technologies, Inc. is more attractive than Accenture Plc.

Accenture Plc has a beta of 1.243, which suggesting that the stock is 24.317% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Palantir Technologies, Inc. has a beta of 1.637, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 63.665%.

Accenture Plc has a quarterly dividend of $1.63 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.89%. Palantir Technologies, Inc. offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Accenture Plc pays 48.71% of its earnings as a dividend. Palantir Technologies, Inc. pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Accenture Plc's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Accenture Plc quarterly revenues are $18.7B, which are larger than Palantir Technologies, Inc. quarterly revenues of $1.4B. Accenture Plc's net income of $2.2B is higher than Palantir Technologies, Inc.'s net income of $611.6M. Notably, Accenture Plc's price-to-earnings ratio is 17.80x while Palantir Technologies, Inc.'s PE ratio is 213.72x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Accenture Plc is 1.92x versus 77.51x for Palantir Technologies, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.