Accenture Stock Falls Despite AI Bookings Contributing To Earnings Beat

Accenture (ACN) stock slipped early Thursday despite the technology consultancy reporting fiscal first-quarter results that exceeded expectations. Dublin-based Accenture said it earned an adjusted $3.94 per share for the quarter ended Nov. 30, up 10% from the year-earlier period. That beat the $3.74 adjusted EPS that analysts polled by FactSet were forecasting. Sales increased 6% to $18.7 billion, compared with…