The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Accenture plc shares valued at $812,500 were sold by Walsh John F on May 13 ’25. At $325.00 per share, Walsh John F sold 2,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 15,882 shares worth approximately $5.05 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Walsh John F purchased 2,500 shares, netting a total of over 812,500 in proceeds.
Before that, Macchi Mauro had sold 500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $151,180, the Chief Executive Officer-EMEA traded Accenture plc shares for $302.36 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 500 shares, worth approximately $0.89 million.
As published in a research note from Robert W. Baird on March 17, 2025, Accenture plc [ACN] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $390. Analysts at Wolfe Research upgraded the stock from ‘”a Peer perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of December 06, 2024, Goldman has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for ACN. Earlier on October 30, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for ACN stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing ACN Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Accenture plc [NYSE: ACN] plunged -0.34% to $318.13. The stock’s lowest price that day was $316.11, but it reached a high of $318.62 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.87%. Over the course of the year, Accenture plc shares have dropped approximately -9.57%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Accenture plc (ACN)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 55.17 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Accenture plc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Accenture plc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.85 million shares to 8.74 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 7.89 million shares. A jump of 9.73% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.02 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.02.
Which companies own the most shares of Accenture plc (ACN)?
In terms of Accenture plc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 390 in the next 12 months, up nearly 22.17% from the previous closing price of $319.22. Analysts anticipate Accenture plc stock to reach 430 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 355. In spite of this, 20 analysts ranked Accenture plc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 30, 2024, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $400.
