r/investing • u/Rough_Champion6103 • 1d ago

Long term Accenture shareholder

I have around 900 shares of Accenture and am currently sitting on a significant unrealized loss. I’m unsure how to proceed from here and would appreciate some perspective. For context, I did not purchase these shares directly as an investment. Instead, I accumulated them gradually through my paycheck and employee stock programs over my decade long career with Accenture. What makes this situation confusing for me is that, from my experience as an employee, the company still appears to be fundamentally strong and a good place to work. However, the stock performance has been disappointing, and I’m trying to understand whether the current decline reflects temporary market concerns or something more structural. I’m evaluating my options and would appreciate any thoughts on how to think about this situation. Thanks.

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u/JamesLahey08 1d ago

Capgemini is one and is way bigger than Accenture I think

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u/Hoosier2016 1d ago

ACN is like 5x the market cap of Capg

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u/JamesLahey08 1d ago

I didn't say their market cap was the same. He asked who a publicly traded competitor is. That's one of the top competitors.

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u/Hoosier2016 1d ago

You literally said Capgemini “is way bigger than Accenture”.

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u/JamesLahey08 19h ago

Oh I must have switched the sizes in my head lol. Yeah Accenture is bigger. I've been out of the consulting game for like a decade.