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title: "BUZZ-PREVIEW: Accenture shares dip; results due early Thursday"
description: "Accenture sharesfell 0.5% ahead of its quarterly results, expected to show revenue growth to $16.62 billion and adjusted EPS of $2.82. Concerns over federal consulting contracts and reduced IT spendin"
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# BUZZ-PREVIEW: Accenture shares dip; results due early Thursday

> Accenture sharesfell 0.5% ahead of its quarterly results, expected to show revenue growth to $16.62 billion and adjusted EPS of $2.82. Concerns over federal consulting contracts and reduced IT spending have impacted forecasts, with Morgan Stanley lowering its price target to $372. Despite a median price target of $395.97, Accenture is down 8.4% year-to-date, compared to a 4.1% decline in the S&P 500. Of 26 analysts, 19 recommend a "strong buy" or "buy."

Shares of Accenture (ACN.N) are down 0.5%, with the info tech services and management consulting co seen reporting a rise in rev and EPS in its qtrly results before the opening bell Thurs

Analysts expect Q2 rev to rise to $16.62 bln from $15.80 bln a yr ago and co to post adj EPS of $2.82/shr vs $2.77 a yr ago, according to LSEG

On December 19, Accenture forecast annual rev growth below Wall Street estimates, hurt by weak enterprise spending on IT services

ACN and similar firms have been in focus amid worries that federal consulting contracts and projects will be lost in the drastic spending cuts being implemented by President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency

Analysts at Morgan Stanley, which on Mon lowered its PT on Accenture to $372 from $380, wrote that it trimmed its estimates based on slower bookings and DOGE concerns

The median PT on Accenture’s stock is $395.97; the stock was last at $322.41

Of the 26 analysts who cover Accenture, 19 recommend a “strong buy” or “buy,” seven recommend a “hold” and no analysts recommend a “sell” or “strong sell”

Accenture is down 8.4% YTD vs a roughly 4.1% decline in the S&P 500 (.SPX) in that period

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