Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) Earns “Outperform” Rating from Barrington Research

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Barrington Research in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $5.00 price objective on the industrial products company’s stock. Barrington Research’s target price indicates a potential upside of 27.23% from the company’s current price.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Acco Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Zacks Research lowered shares of Acco Brands from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Acco Brands from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $5.00.

Acco Brands Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:ACCO opened at $3.93 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $3.34 and its 200 day moving average is $3.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 0.99. Acco Brands has a 1 year low of $2.81 and a 1 year high of $4.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $362.58 million, a P/E ratio of 5.03, a P/E/G ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 1.15.

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.07. Acco Brands had a return on equity of 12.73% and a net margin of 4.76%.The business had revenue of $343.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $319.93 million. Acco Brands has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.840-0.890 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.240-0.280 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Acco Brands will post 0.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Acco Brands

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ACCO. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co boosted its position in shares of Acco Brands by 51.9% during the fourth quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 9,618 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 3,288 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Acco Brands in the 1st quarter valued at $37,000. ExodusPoint Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Acco Brands during the 4th quarter worth about $37,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue acquired a new position in Acco Brands during the 4th quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in Acco Brands by 131.0% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 11,348 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 6,436 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.56% of the company’s stock.

About Acco Brands

Acco Brands Corporation is a global provider of branded office and school supplies, serving consumers, educational institutions and commercial customers. Headquartered in Lake Zurich, Illinois, the company designs, manufactures and distributes a wide range of products that enhance productivity and organization in work and learning environments.

The company’s portfolio includes staplers, hole punches, binding and laminating systems, writing tools, binders, folders and desktop accessories under well-known names such as ACCO, Swingline, GBC, Kensington, Mead and Five Star.