Investing.com -- Accenture on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings and issued full-year guidance that topped Wall Street estimates, but shares fell more than 10% in premarket trading after the company also announced a roughly $4.175 billion acquisition spree in the cybersecurity space.
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Accenture stock tumbled amid fiscal Q3 earnings that topped estimates while revenue missed. The company lowered its full-year sales outlook.
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Consultancy firm Accenture said on Thursday it will buy a majority stake in Dragos and fully acquire runZero and NetRise in a combined deal valued at $4.18 billion. Shares of the Dublin, Ireland-based company fell about 5% in premarket trading. Separately, the company also cut the top end of its annual revenue forecast.

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Investing.com -- Artificial intelligence-driven disruption is increasing pressure on the IT services industry, prompting Berenberg to turn more cautious on the sector as concerns grow over AI-led pricing deflation, uncertain value capture and a lack of near-term catalysts for a valuation recovery.
Accenture's latest earnings are slated to be released Thursday morning, with traders anticipating a big swing from the IT and consulting firm's stock.
June 17 (Reuters) - Italian digital transformation group Engineering said on Wednesday it would sell units Alfahealth and Industries eXcellence to global tech consulting company Accenture.
Italian digital transformation group Engineering said on Wednesday it would sell units Alfahealth and Industries eXcellence to global tech consulting company Accenture. • Alfahealth and Industries eXcellence respectively offer digital solutions for Italy's healthcare and industrial sectors. • Together they accounted for about 18% of Engineering's consolidated net revenues and 25% of adjusted core earnings (EBITDA) in 2025.
June 17 (Reuters) - Italian digital transformation group Engineering said on Wednesday it would sell units Alfahealth and Industries eXcellence to global tech consulting company Accenture.
Global professional services company Accenture (NYSE:ACN) will be reporting earnings this Thursday before the bell. Here’s what to look for.
Accenture plc will release earnings for its third quarter before the opening bell on Thursday, June 18. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of $3.71 per share, up from $3.49 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus...
Investing.com -- Morgan Stanley downgraded Accenture to Equal-weight from Overweight and slashed its price target to $177 from $240, arguing that the anticipated boost to IT services spending from artificial intelligence investments has yet to materialize as enterprises continue to prioritize AI projects over traditional discretionary technology spending.
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Yahoo Finance's Jared Blikre takes a look at the top stories for investors to watch this week, including SpaceX's (SPCX) first full day of trading as a public company, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's first interest rate decision on Wednesday, and earnings reports from Accenture (ACN) and The Kroger Co. (KR).
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The market fears Accenture will be harmed by alternative intelligence. Shares of the $110 billion consulting company are down 33% this year, largely over AI-related concerns. As tools developed byAnthropic and OpenAI proliferate, fears grow that all sorts of business services and software companies will be displaced.
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Accenture’s stock price has taken a beating over the past six months, shedding 29.8% of its value and falling to $168.41 per share. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
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