Rep. Lisa C. McClain Sells Off Shares of Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN)

Key Points

• Representative Lisa C. McClain sold shares of Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) ranging from $1,001 to $15,000, with the transaction disclosed on August 13th.
• Accenture recently reported $3.49 earnings per share for the latest quarter, surpassing estimates, and indicated an annual dividend of $1.48 per share with a yield of 2.4%.
• Several analysts have updated their price targets for Accenture, with estimates ranging from $325.00 to $360.00, suggesting an average rating of "Moderate Buy."

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently sold shares of Accenture PLC NYSE: ACN. In a filing disclosed on August 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Accenture stock on July 10th. 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

ACN traded down $2.1140 during trading on Thursday, hitting $252.9360. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,024,963 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,550,192. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. Accenture PLC has a one year low of $236.67 and a one year high of $398.35. The firm has a market cap of $158.42 billion, a PE ratio of 20.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.29. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $279.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $308.98.

Accenture (NYSE:ACN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, June 20th. The information technology services provider reported $3.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.32 by $0.17. Accenture had a net margin of 11.61% and a return on equity of 26.55%. The firm had revenue of $17.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $17.26 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.13 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Accenture Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Julie Spellman Sweet sold 2,251 shares of Accenture stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $282.45, for a total value of $635,794.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 8,109 shares in the company, valued at $2,290,387.05. The trade was a 21.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Angela Beatty sold 203 shares of Accenture stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $282.34, for a total transaction of $57,315.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 5,249 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,482,002.66. This represents a 3.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 2,954 shares of company stock worth $834,280 over the last 90 days. 0.02% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of Accenture in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Accenture in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Kelly Lawrence W & Associates Inc. CA purchased a new position in shares of Accenture in the first quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Inlight Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Accenture in the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, RMG Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Accenture in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.14% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ACN. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of Accenture from $355.00 to $325.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Accenture from $340.00 to $325.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $395.00 target price (up previously from $390.00) on shares of Accenture in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. HSBC started coverage on shares of Accenture in a report on Monday, July 28th. They set a "reduce" rating and a $240.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Guggenheim lowered their price target on shares of Accenture from $360.00 to $335.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, June 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Accenture currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $358.08.

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.