Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Accenture plc shares valued at $140,000 were sold by Macchi Mauro on Jan 07 ’26. At $280.00 per share, Macchi Mauro sold 500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 7,623 shares worth approximately $2.09 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Macchi Mauro purchased 500 shares, netting a total of over 140,000 in proceeds.
Before that, Unruch Joel had sold 1,332 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $366,300, the General Counsel/Corp Secretary traded Accenture plc shares for $275.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,332 shares, worth approximately $7.73 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Truist on January 06, 2026, Accenture plc [ACN] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $317. Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of October 23, 2025, Citigroup has initiated its “Neutral” rating for ACN. Earlier on October 22, 2025, Wells Fargo initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal weight” for ACN stock.
Analyzing ACN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Accenture plc [NYSE: ACN] plunged -0.71% to $273.98. The stock’s lowest price that day was $271.89, but it reached a high of $281.75 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.47%. Over the course of the year, Accenture plc shares have dropped approximately -22.57%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $281.87 on 01/07/26 and a 52-week low of $258.00 on 01/02/26.
Support And Resistance Levels for Accenture plc (ACN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 269.96, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 265.93. In the upper region, resistance lies at 279.94. The next price resistance is at 285.89. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.64 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Accenture plc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Accenture plc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-15 dropping by -2.54 million shares to 11.7 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 14.24 million shares. A decline of -21.74% in short interest reflects a positive 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) decline 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 300 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.72% from the previous closing price of $275.93. Analysts anticipate Accenture plc stock to reach 330 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 251. In spite of this, 20 analysts ranked Accenture plc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On September 03, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $250.
