Rep. Lisa C. McClain Buys Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) Shares

Key Points

• Representative Lisa C. McClain purchased shares of Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) valued between $1,001 and $15,000 in a transaction made on June 24th, as disclosed in a filing.
• Accenture's recent earnings report showed a beat in earnings per share, reporting $3.49 compared to analysts' expectations of $3.32, with a revenue increase of 7.7% year-over-year.
• Accenture declared a quarterly dividend of $1.48 per share, representing an annual yield of 2.4%, and its dividend payout ratio is currently 47.13%.

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently bought shares of Accenture PLC NYSE: ACN. In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Accenture stock on June 24th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "CHARLES SCHWAB BROKERAGE ACCOUNT 924" account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Autoliv NYSE: ALV on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials NASDAQ: AMAT on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. NYSE: AJG on 8/4/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of SAP NYSE: SAP on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of XPO NYSE: XPO on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lithia Motors NYSE: LAD on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Sanofi NASDAQ: SNY on 7/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Waters NYSE: WAT on 7/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Group 1 Automotive NYSE: GPI on 7/22/2025.

Accenture Stock Performance

Shares of ACN stock traded up $6.55 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $255.68. 4,554,348 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,556,721. Accenture PLC has a 12-month low of $236.67 and a 12-month high of $398.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.46 and a quick ratio of 1.46. The company has a market cap of $160.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.29. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $282.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $309.73.

Accenture (NYSE:ACN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, June 20th. The information technology services provider reported $3.49 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.32 by $0.17. Accenture had a return on equity of 26.55% and a net margin of 11.61%.The firm had revenue of $17.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $17.26 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.13 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. Accenture has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 12.770-12.890 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Accenture PLC will post 12.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Accenture Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 10th were given a dividend of $1.48 per share. This represents a $5.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 10th. Accenture's payout ratio is presently 47.13%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Accenture

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Accenture in the second quarter valued at $1,055,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in Accenture by 158.1% in the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 826 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $247,000 after purchasing an additional 506 shares during the period. Cim LLC raised its position in Accenture by 1.2% in the second quarter. Cim LLC now owns 6,931 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $2,072,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. State of Wyoming raised its position in Accenture by 83.2% in the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 3,484 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $1,041,000 after purchasing an additional 1,582 shares during the period. Finally, Delos Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Accenture in the second quarter valued at $49,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.14% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Accenture

In other news, CEO Julie Spellman Sweet sold 2,251 shares of Accenture stock in a transaction on Friday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $282.45, for a total value of $635,794.95. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 8,109 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,290,387.05. The trade was a 21.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Angela Beatty sold 203 shares of Accenture stock in a transaction on Friday, July 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $282.34, for a total value of $57,315.02. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 5,249 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,482,002.66. The trade was a 3.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 2,954 shares of company stock worth $834,280 over the last quarter. 0.02% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Benchmark reissued a "mixed" rating on shares of Accenture in a report on Friday, June 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Accenture in a report on Thursday, July 17th. They issued a "hold" rating and a $290.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $395.00 price target (up from $390.00) on shares of Accenture in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. Guggenheim lowered their price target on Accenture from $360.00 to $335.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Finally, Evercore ISI started coverage on Accenture in a report on Thursday, July 17th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $330.00 price target on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $360.21.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

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.