On June 10, Accenture fell 3.15% in pre-market trading, trading at $168.9/share, with trading volume of $323,400.
On the news front, Accenture recently announced it agreed to acquire Whalar, a creator and social media agency, from Whalar Group, to expand its influencer marketing and customer engagement capabilities. Financial terms were not disclosed. Meanwhile, the company's next earnings report is scheduled for June 18 pre-market — just one week away — with expected EPS of $3.72, and heightened market caution may be amplifying near-term selling pressure.
From a sector perspective, the IT Consulting and Other Services industry remains broadly under pressure. Among peers, IBM fell 2.67%, BigBear.ai Holdings fell 3.01%, and Gartner declined 0.98%. Previously, Citi lowered its Accenture target price from $215 to $195, maintaining a neutral rating, with the current stock price already trading well below that revised target. The stock has declined over 26% year-to-date.
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