Accenture PLC $ACN Shares Sold by Nvwm LLC

Nvwm LLC reduced its holdings in Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) by 20.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,785 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after selling 1,193 shares during the period. Nvwm LLC’s holdings in Accenture were worth $1,430,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ACN. Kelly Lawrence W & Associates Inc. CA acquired a new stake in shares of Accenture in the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. RMG Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Accenture in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Accenture during the 1st quarter worth $42,000. Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Accenture during the 1st quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, Fiduciary Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Accenture in the first quarter valued at about $45,000. 75.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Accenture Stock Performance

Shares of Accenture stock opened at $241.65 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.42, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Accenture PLC has a 52 week low of $229.40 and a 52 week high of $398.35. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $245.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $275.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $159.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.28.

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, September 25th. The information technology services provider reported $3.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.98 by $0.05. Accenture had a net margin of 11.02% and a return on equity of 26.45%. The business had revenue of $17.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $17.34 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.66 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. Accenture has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.190-13.570 EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. Research analysts forecast that Accenture PLC will post 12.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Accenture Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 10th will be issued a $1.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 10th. This is an increase from Accenture’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.48. This represents a $6.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Accenture’s dividend payout ratio is currently 53.66%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Julie Spellman Sweet sold 9,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.57, for a total value of $2,246,130.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 23,516 shares in the company, valued at $5,868,888.12. The trade was a 27.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Ryoji Sekido sold 2,500 shares of Accenture stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.47, for a total value of $623,675.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,390 shares in the company, valued at $346,763.30. This trade represents a 64.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 33,319 shares of company stock valued at $8,335,225 in the last ninety days. 0.02% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on ACN shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Accenture from $370.00 to $330.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Rothschild Redb lowered shares of Accenture from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on Accenture from $325.00 to $270.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 26th. Evercore ISI set a $280.00 target price on Accenture in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on Accenture from $363.00 to $315.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $294.25.

Accenture Company Profile

Accenture plc, a professional services company, provides strategy and consulting, industry X, song, and technology and operation services worldwide. The company offers application services, including agile transformation, DevOps, application modernization, enterprise architecture, software and quality engineering, data management; intelligent automation comprising robotic process automation, natural language processing, and virtual agents; and application management services, as well as software engineering services; strategy and consulting services; data and analytics strategy, data discovery and augmentation, data management and beyond, data democratization, and industrialized solutions comprising turnkey analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions; metaverse; and sustainability services.