7 Green Days In A Row: Accenture Stock Is Up 17%
Accenture (ACN) stock has risen for 7 consecutive trading days, gaining 17.2% over that stretch. That added about $20.2 billion to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $137.7 billion. The stock closed at $224.92 on Thursday, October 15, 19.8% below its 52-week high of $280.46 and 84.4% above its low of $121.98.
How The Streak Stacks Up Against The S&P 500
Returns for ACN and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Thursday, October 15 and including dividends:
| Return Period | ACN | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | 4.6% | 0.3% |
| 7 Days (Current Streak) | 17.2% | -0.9% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | 19.6% | 2.6% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | 57.9% | 4.1% |
| Year To Date | -13.3% | 14.2% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | -4.7% | 17.9% |
Is This Move About Accenture Or The Market?
The market explains little of this: the S&P 500 lost 0.9% over the same 7 sessions, including dividends, against Accenture’s +17.2%. 7 other S&P 500 stocks are currently on winning streaks of 7 days or longer. Over the past three months the stock is up 57.9%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 56 sessions of that window it was up 34.7%.
Is The Business Keeping Up With The Stock?
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 6.7% over the last twelve months, against a median of 17.9% for S&P 500 Information Technology stocks; its operating margin is 15.8%, versus a median of 21.6%; and the stock trades at 17.7 times trailing earnings against a median of 35.6. The read is mixed: a multiple below the median on one side, revenue growth below the median and margins below the median on the other.
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Streaks End. Discipline Compounds
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