In a filing, Accenture plc revealed its Chief Operating Officer Walsh John F unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.81 million on May 13 ’25. In the deal valued at $325.00 per share,2,500 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Walsh John F now holds 15,882 shares worth roughly $5.07 million.
Then, Walsh John F bought 2,500 shares, generating $812,500 in total proceeds.
Before that, Macchi Mauro sold 500 shares. Accenture plc shares valued at $151,180 were divested by the Chief Executive Officer-EMEA at a price of $302.36 per share. As a result of the transaction, Macchi Mauro now holds 2,783 shares, worth roughly $0.89 million.
Robert W. Baird upgraded its Accenture plc [ACN] rating to an Outperform from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wolfe Research’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early January from “a Peer perform” to “an Outperform”. Goldman also remained covering ACN and has increased its forecast on December 06, 2024 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Exane BNP Paribas revised its rating on October 30, 2024. It rated ACN as “a Neutral” which previously was an “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of ACN
On Monday, Accenture plc [NYSE:ACN] saw its stock jump 0.54% to $319.39. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.84%. Accenture plc shares have fallen nearly -9.21% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 3.52% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Accenture plc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Accenture plc stocks on 2025-04-30, growing by 0.65 million shares to a total of 7.89 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-31 was 7.24 million shares. There was a rise of 8.25%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
