Accenture (ACN) shares surged Thursday when the business management consultant reported better-than-expected revenue and gave solid guidance as it boosted bookings on higher demand for 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:generativ﷽e artificial intelligen🌠ce (Gen AI) services. The company also increased its dividend and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:stock buyback program.

The Dublin-based firm posted fourth-quarter revenue of $16.41 billion, up 2.6% year-over-year and ahead of consensus estimates of analysts polled by Visible Alpha. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Earnings per share (EPS) of $2.66 and adjusted EPS of $2.79 matched estimates.

New bookings jumped 21% to $20.1 billion. New gener⛦a𓄧tive AI bookings reached $1.0 billion, and $3.0 billion for the fiscal year. 

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The company sees fiscal 2025 EPS of $12.55 to🌱 $12.91, whi🌳le analysts surveyed by Visible Alpha were looking for $12.70. 

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Accenture shares rose 5% to $354.07 Thursday morning, moving into positive territory for the year.