Winnow Wealth LLC Makes New Investment in Accenture PLC $ACN

Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 3,569 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $960,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Accenture by 36.2% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 18,438 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $6,486,000 after buying an additional 4,905 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Accenture by 46.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,066 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $618,000 after buying an additional 660 shares during the last quarter. United Bank raised its stake in shares of Accenture by 49.8% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 3,639 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,088,000 after buying an additional 1,209 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its stake in shares of Accenture by 23.0% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 828 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $247,000 after buying an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of Accenture by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 1,767 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $528,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.14% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Accenture

In other news, CEO Atsushi Egawa sold 4,872 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.14, for a total transaction of $863,026.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 12,802 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,267,746.28. This represents a 27.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 0.02% of the company’s stock.

Accenture Stock Performance

NYSE ACN opened at $174.42 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $116.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.09. Accenture PLC has a fifty-two week low of $155.82 and a fifty-two week high of $321.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.34. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $183.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $223.76.

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) last posted its earnings results on Friday, March 20th. The information technology services provider reported $2.93 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $18.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.80 billion. Accenture had a return on equity of 26.33% and a net margin of 10.61%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.82 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Accenture PLC will post 13.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Accenture Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were issued a dividend of $1.63 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 9th. This represents a $6.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Accenture’s dividend payout ratio is currently 53.40%.

More Accenture News

Here are the key news stories impacting Accenture this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Accenture and Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute launched the AI Adoption Maturity Model, a framework and assessment tool designed to help enterprises measure AI readiness and scale deployments more predictably. The move supports Accenture’s positioning as a trusted AI consulting partner. Article title
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts still see upside despite trimming targets: JPMorgan maintained an overweight rating with a lower target of $201, and TD Cowen kept a buy rating with a $258 target. That suggests Wall Street remains constructive on the stock’s long-term valuation. Article title Article title
• Neutral Sentiment: Accenture announced it will acquire creator marketing agency Whalar, expanding its digital and social marketing capabilities. The deal could broaden its services, but investors appear to be waiting for more detail on integration and financial impact. Article title
• Negative Sentiment: The stock fell as the broader market rose, reinforcing investor concern that Accenture may be losing momentum in the near term despite its strong balance sheet and solid AI narrative. Article title
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst target cuts from JPMorgan and TD Cowen reflect some caution around sector budgets and competitive pressure, which may be weighing on sentiment even though both firms retained bullish ratings. Article title

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on ACN shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Accenture from $295.00 to $253.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Accenture from $247.00 to $201.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Accenture from $275.00 to $248.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 4th. HSBC cut their target price on shares of Accenture from $220.00 to $210.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Accenture from $330.00 to $265.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $260.81.

Accenture Profile

Accenture is a global professional services company that provides a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. The firm works with organizations across industries to design and implement business transformation programs, deploy and manage enterprise technology, optimize operations, and develop customer and digital experiences. Its offerings encompass management and technology consulting, systems integration, application and infrastructure services, cloud migration and managed services, as well as security and analytics capabilities.

The company delivers industry- and function-specific solutions, combining consulting expertise with proprietary tools, platforms and partnerships with major technology vendors.