IT-services company Accenture (ACN) will raise its semi-annual dividend by 14.8 percent to $0.93 per share in the fourth quarter of 2013.
At the current stock price of $74 that results in a dividend yield of 2.5% for Accenture. The company pays a dividend since 2005. In 2010 Accenture switched from an annual dividend to a semi-annual dividend.
Accenture plc provides management and technology consulting services. The company serves clients in various industries and in geographic regions, including North America, Europe and Growth Markets, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations.