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Kim BoltonAccenture Ltd.ACNTOP PICKJan 21, 2021

Kings of IT consulting. Client base includes more than 75% of the Fortune Global 500. Help transition companies to the cloud. On the software side of AI and machine learning. Price target of $280. Buy a third here at $260, another at $245, and then at $225 if you're lucky. Yield is 1.35%. (Analysts’ price target is $275.46)
$258.27

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$128.67

As of Jun 18, 2026. Market Open.

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TOP PICK

Behemoth in consulting and outsourcing. Partnerships with all the big cloud guys. Big Fortune 500 clients. 19 acquisitions this year. Innovation hubs. Life sciences. Generative AI collaboration. Buy in thirds here, at $316, and $300. Yield is 1%.

(Analysts’ price target is $332.61)
BUY

It is a consulting firm with great free cash flow. It executes well and has grown rapidly over the last while.

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TOP PICK

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, it offers Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services - all powered by the world's largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Its 514,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. It embraces the power of change to create value and shared success for its clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jun 22/22, Up 10%)

Great company. The go-to people, and they actually walk the walk on AI. Even if we go into a recession, this business is very sticky. Price target of $315.50, but he wouldn't be surprised if it goes higher. Yield is around 1.6%.

BUY

This is a pretty phenomenal company and is a leader in the consultancy business with hundreds of thousands of employees. They do what they teach and it runs a virtual boardroom. It is well priced.

(Analysts’ price target is $315.00)
TOP PICK

Large consulting company with tech exposure.
High margin business with low capital requirements.
Current share price presenting good buying opportunity.
Will be a good stock to hold for long term investors.

PARTIAL SELL

Outsourcing powerhouse. Amazing company. Pretty well priced, as his target is $315. Embraced the metaverse. Really likes it, he still has a 1% position. He'll trim as it approaches its price target.

TOP PICK

World class consulting company.
Major consultant to large corporations.
Very large company without capital requirements.
Consistently hiring top talent.

BUY

A long-term hold for her. The company raised guidance on an improving mix of efficiency and pricing. Won't see much multiple expansion but they will expand the bottom line.

DON'T BUY
They report next Friday. They do very well, but shares tend to decline after their quarters. He thinks companies will reduce digitization to save money and hurt ACN.
HOLD
First thing to get cut in recession is consulting. Demand will continue on cloud computing. Cautious on business given economy.
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Oct 27/21, Down 26%) Dividend growth and buyback story. Coming recession will give companies opportunities to cut workers through automation. Core holding for him. If it went down by 1/3, he'd buy more. Yield is 1.7%.
BUY
A bit recession-resistant. Fantastic array of clients. 97 of its top 100 clients have been with them for 10 years. A sticky business. A good time to buy if you think, as he does, that the market's going to become more constructive into Q4. (Analysts’ price target is $416.00)
BUY ON WEAKNESS
IT work for Fortune 2000 companies. Good total return. Buybacks and dividend increase. Hold your nose and buy it when it goes on sale. If it goes lower, buy more. Core holding. Likes the franchise 3-5 years longer term.
BUY
Allan Tong’s Discover Picks Only 7.8%? Again, Accenture is steady. It isn’t Meta or Nvidia. ACN trades at 30.1x earnings, which is a far cry from Salesforce‘s 171.9x. Accenture pays a 1.23% dividend yield which (again) is safe based on a 33% payout ratio. How many IT companies even pay a divvy? You can collect that 1.23% and expect nearly 8% share appreciation to come close to a 10% return in a year. Read 3 Long-Term Stocks to Buy and Hold for our full analysis.