India, Oct. 1 -- Accenture plc (ACN) is up 22.16 percent, gaining $40.63 to $224.00 on Thursday. The move comes after the consulting and professional services company reported stronger fourth-quarter results and issued a positive outlook for the first quarter and fiscal 2027.
Accenture is currently trading at $224.00, up from the previous close of $183.37 after opening at $215.98 on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock has traded between $215.00 and $227.58 during the session, with trading volume at 11.28 million shares versus average volume of 6.30 million.
Fourth-quarter net income attributable to Accenture rose to $1.99 billion from $1.41 billion a year earlier, while earnings per share increased 46 percent to $3.29 from $2.25. Reven...