10 Best Stocks to Buy Before the Next Bull Run

7. Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN)

Upside Potential: 39.02%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 71

​Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) is one of the Best Stocks to Buy Before the Next Bull Run. On April 30, Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) announced making an investment in Netomi through Accenture Ventures. Netomi is a customer experience AI platform company.

​Both companies are also entering a partnership which is aimed at helping enterprises enhance customer experience through agentic AI. Moreover, as a result of this collaboration, Accenture will also integrate Netomi’s agentic AI platform into its existing technologies without any operational disruptions.

​The company cited its own research, which highlighted that 87% of customers are likely to avoid a brand based on a single negative experience. Netomi’s conversational AI platform solves this problem by helping companies operate through a coordinated system of AI agents that are capable of taking action and rewire as per the needs of the company. The terms or amount of investment by Accenture was not disclosed.

​Overall, Wall Street has a bullish opinion on Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) as 70% of the 30 analysts covering the stock have a Buy rating. The 12-month average price target suggests more than 39% upside from the current level.

​Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) is a global professional services company with leadership in digital transformation, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence.