New York, Feb 14, 2026, 14:50 EST — Market closed.
- Accenture shares closed Friday up 0.98% at $224.23. (The Wall Street Journal)
- U.S. stock markets are closed Monday for Presidents Day, reopening Tuesday. (New York Stock Exchange)
- Accenture says its next quarterly earnings call is scheduled for March 19. (Accenture)
Accenture shares closed at $224.23 on Friday, up about 1% from the previous close, with roughly 7.6 million shares changing hands. (Bloomberg)
The stock has been getting pulled into an “AI scare trade” that has punished parts of the market seen as exposed to automation. “Sell first think later” has been the mood, Barclays equity strategist Emmanuel Cau said, as investors try to figure out “who is next.” (Reuters)
For the week ahead, traders have two macro dates circled: minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting on Feb. 18, and the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index on Feb. 20 — the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge. (Federal Reserve)
Accenture slid 3.64% on Thursday to $222.05 as the broader market sank, though it held up better than some peers. IBM fell 4.87% and Cognizant dropped 7.16% that day, while Accenture trading volume jumped to 9.6 million shares, well above its recent average, MarketWatch data showed. (MarketWatch)
Friday’s session was calmer. The S&P 500 ended barely higher after inflation data, but the Nasdaq finished lower, and Rosenblatt Securities managing director Michael James said “large cap tech stocks continue to be an anchor on the market.” (Reuters)
The selloff a day earlier was tied to a broader flight from tech and other riskier corners on worries about AI disruption, Reuters reported. “We see this as a ‘prove it’ year for AI,” said Jack Herr, primary investment analyst at GuideStone Funds. (Reuters)
Even after Friday’s bounce, Accenture is down about 5.3% from Monday’s close, based on end-of-day prices. The last two sessions have been jagged: Thursday’s intraday low was $215.16 and Friday’s was $220.91. (Investing)
Accenture’s latest quarterly dividend also hit on Friday. The company previously said it would pay $1.63 a share on Feb. 13 to shareholders of record as of Jan. 13. (Accenture Newsroom)
In the same orbit, EPAM Systems rose about 2% on Friday and IBM gained about 1%, offering a small sign that investors were not dumping everything in IT services at once. (MarketWatch)
But the rate backdrop is still a risk. Reuters reported that U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected in January, yet services costs stayed firm, and Edward Jones economist James McCann said inflation pressures remain “a little too hot for comfort.” (Reuters)
The next company-specific catalyst is Accenture’s second-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings conference call on March 19 at 8:00 a.m. EST. Investors will be watching bookings and what management says about client spending on AI-led projects and pricing. (Accenture)
