Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Accenture plc shares valued at $141,171 were sold by Macchi Mauro on Jul 11 ’25. At $282.34 per share, Macchi Mauro sold 500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 2,283 shares worth approximately $0.58 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Sweet Julie Spellman sold 2,251 shares, netting a total of over 635,789 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $282.45 each, the insider now holds 8,109 shares.
Before that, Beatty Angela had sold 203 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $57,315, the Chief Leadership & HR Officer traded Accenture plc shares for $282.34 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 203 shares, worth approximately $1.34 million.
As published in their initiating research note from HSBC Securities on July 28, 2025, Accenture plc [ACN] has been a Reduce and the price target has been revised to $240. As of July 17, 2025, Evercore ISI has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for ACN. Earlier on March 17, 2025, Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for ACN stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing ACN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Accenture plc [NYSE: ACN] plunged -0.37% to $256.17. The stock’s lowest price that day was $254.01, but it reached a high of $258.06 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.86%. Over the course of the year, Accenture plc shares have dropped approximately -23.94%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $398.35 on 02/05/25 and a 52-week low of $236.67 on 08/12/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Accenture plc (ACN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 254.04, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 251.92. In the upper region, resistance lies at 258.21. The next price resistance is at 260.26. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.42 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 2025-08-15 jumping by 2.03 million shares to 13.18 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 11.15 million shares. A jump of 15.39% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.88 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.88.
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 362.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 40.98% from the previous closing price of $257.12. Analysts anticipate Accenture plc stock to reach 390 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 348. In spite of this, 20 analysts ranked Accenture plc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 08, 2025, Wolfe Research assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $425.
