Wide-moat Accenture posted a solid-as-ever quarterly performance, enjoying continued strength in its new digital, cloud, and security-related services.
Hedge fund manager Elliott Management has offered the narrow-moat IT services firm a blueprint for unlocking value, but we question the timing and seriousness of the board's response.
The maker of TurboTax software has done a good job of transitioning existing and attracting new customers to its online ecosystem, and we're raising our fair-value estimate.
Its transition to a subscription business model remains largely on track.
Andrew Lange
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Andrew Lange is an equity analyst for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. He covers application software and IT services companies.
Lange joined Morningstar in 2007 as an associate equity analyst based in Auckland, New Zealand before moving to the Chicago office in 2012.
Lange holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and finance from the University of Otago in New Zealand.