Earlier in the holiday week, Argus produced a Daily Spotlight note dated 24 December 2025 that tracked three market signals derived from dividend-growth trends. That same day, the firm reduced its target price on Fortinet (FTNT) to $90.00, citing company-specific considerations. On 22 December 2025, Argus completed an analyst report on Automatic Data Processing (ADP). The sequence of releases demonstrates the firm’s continuous flow of research across technology, industrial and consumer segments during the period in which the Accenture upgrade was announced.
The research behind the Accenture outlook is overseen by James Kelleher, CFA, Director of Research and Senior Analyst for Technology at Argus. Kelleher, who joined the organization in 1993, has more than 25 years of experience within financial services. He has played a central role in developing Argus’s proprietary valuation models, which feed directly into the Six-Point Rating System used to evaluate Accenture and its peers.
Beyond equity valuation, Kelleher supervises Argus’s technical analysis products, authors the firm’s Portfolio Selector report and manages several model portfolios. His coverage universe spans communications equipment, semiconductors, information-processing hardware and electronic manufacturing services. A chartered financial analyst and three-time winner in The Wall Street Journal “Best on the Street” survey, he wrote the 2010 McGraw-Hill book “Equity Valuation for Analysts & Investors,” which introduced the Peer Derived Value methodology now integrated into Argus workflows.
Accenture’s bullish intermediate-term designation draws on those valuation and technical frameworks. While the firm did not disclose specific price targets in the 29 December notice, the designation implies favorable supply-and-demand dynamics relative to historical patterns tracked by Argus. Investors often view such upgrades as an additional data point when assessing timing for new positions or adjustments to existing holdings.
Alongside its regular equity updates, Argus offers paid access to exclusive company profiles, trade insights and sector reports designed for institutional and retail investors seeking differentiated research. These materials, including the Accenture forecast, are distributed through the firm’s subscription platform. Additional background on Accenture’s financial performance is available through quarterly and annual filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Founded in the early 1990s and incorporated in Ireland in 2009, Accenture serves clients in more than 120 countries. Its consulting segment focuses on strategy, digital transformation and technology implementation, while the outsourcing division delivers managed services across information technology, human resources and finance-and-accounting functions. Revenue diversification across the five industry groups is intended to mitigate cyclical risk, an attribute noted in previous Argus commentaries.
The updated technical view published at year-end 2025 adds to the ongoing dialogue around Accenture’s market positioning as it continues to compete for large-scale digital modernization contracts worldwide. Investors monitoring the stock can combine Argus’s intermediate-term signal with fundamental data and sector trends to form a comprehensive perspective on potential risk and return.
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