Stock Investment Comparison - IBM vs ACN stock. Which is better stock to buy?

On 12:20:21 PM International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) stock price soared to $132.26 indicating change of 0.83%, while shares of Accenture plc - Class A (ACN) soared to $285.26 suggesting daily change of 0.32%. The two stocks tell a same story in their respective fields. As IBM has rallied 6.43% this year, ACN has rallied 9.89%.

Looking at 52 weeks range, IBM is 28.38% up from its 52 Weeks low of $103.03 while 3.51% down from its 52 Week high value of $137.07. At the same time, ACN is 74.58% up from 52 weeks low of $163.40 while 0.68% down from 52 weeks high of $163.40.

Shares of International Business Machines Corp. is currently trading at $132.26 indicating P/E ratio of 21.23 . While Accenture plc - Class A stock is currently trading at $285.26 indicating P/E ratio of 33.8 .

Recently, number of analysts have given their estimate and the price target for both IBM and ACN. 14 analysts has given price target for IBM stock while 23 analysts has given price target for ACN.

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM):
Among highest price target for IBM is $155.00 indicating 17.19% change from its current value of $132.26 while lowest price target is $115.00 indicating 13.05% change from its current value. Average price target for IBM is $135.14, which is 2.17% change from its current value.

Accenture plc - Class A (ACN):
Among highest price target for ACN is $268.00 indicating -6.05% change from its current value of $285.26 while lowest price target is $191.00 indicating 33.04% change from its current value. Average price target for ACN is $229.74, which is -41.98% change from its current value.