Accenture Plc (ACN) Insider Sells 2000 Shares of Stock

The institutional investor held 26,761 shares of the industrial machinery and components company at the end of 2017Q3, valued at $3.52 million, up from 22,821 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Morgens Waterfall Vintiadis & Co Inc who had been investing in Visa Inc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $286.27 billion market cap company.

Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN) traded up 1.29% during trading on Friday, reaching $123.31. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.81, for a total value of $611,668.75.

More recent Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) news were published by: Nasdaq.com which released: "Accenture Completes Acquisition of Digital Marketer Altima" on January 09, 2018.

Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group Llc decreased its stake in Xylem Inc (XYL) by 2.33% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Martin Investment Management Llc who had been investing in Accenture Plc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $100.24 billion market cap company. The stock increased 6.77% or $0.45 during the last trading session, reaching $7.1. About 1.95 million shares traded or 1.63% up from the average.

Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN) CAO Richard P. Clark sold 1,433 shares of Accenture stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 10th. It has underperformed by 12.43% the S&P500.

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Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group Llc, which manages about $907.73M and $683.14M US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Williams Sonoma Inc (NYSE:WSM) by 11,642 shares to 379,047 shares, valued at $18.90 million in 2017Q3, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Analog Devices Inc (NASDAQ:ADI) by 17,293 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 102,178 shares, and cut its stake in Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX).

Investors sentiment decreased to 1 in 2017 Q3. The company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.01. It turned negative, as 40 investors sold ACN shares while 370 reduced holdings. 97 funds opened positions while 315 raised stakes. Advisory Net Limited has 0.25% invested in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN). Summit Finance Wealth Advisors Ltd Liability owns 3,347 shares. Orrstown Fin Incorporated stated it has 9,533 shares or 1.44% of all its holdings. Barrett Asset Management Ltd Limited Liability Company stated it has 2.41% in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN). Hall Laurie J Trustee holds 1,360 shares. Guardian Cap Ltd Partnership accumulated 80,350 shares. Cim Investment Mangement holds 5,514 shares. Matarin Cap Mgmt Limited Liability Corporation holds 0.26% or 151,671 shares in its portfolio. Drexel Morgan And Com, Pennsylvania-based fund reported 3,310 shares. Moreover, Balasa Dinverno & Foltz Lc has 0.15% invested in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) for 7,041 shares. Agf Invests Inc invested 0.24% in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN). Moreover, Wcm Mgmt Ca has 8.51% invested in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN). Sloane Robinson Llp has invested 9.4% in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN). Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. Therefore 54% are positive. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with "Sector Perform" on Thursday, February 23. Robert W. Baird maintained the shares of ACN in report on Thursday, September 28 with "Hold" rating. Gsa Capital Prns Limited Liability Partnership reported 0.11% of its portfolio in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN). Cowen reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $175.00 price target on shares of Accenture in a research report on Friday, January 12th. The firm has "Overweight" rating by Pacific Crest given on Tuesday, July 12. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Wednesday, November 8 by Pivotal Research. (NYSE:WST) has "Buy" rating given on Friday, January 8 by Janney Capital. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $125.00 price target on the stock. Aqr Capital Management Ltd reported 103,726 shares stake. The rating was downgraded by Zacks on Tuesday, August 4 to "Hold". Jones Lllp has 4,323 shares. The insider Young Christopher D. sold 4,070 shares worth $484,057. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. equities analysts forecast that Accenture will post 6.64 earnings per share for the current year. Therefore 50% are positive. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on shares of Accenture from $135.00 to $152.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Saturday, December 30th. SunTrust Banks restated a "hold" rating and issued a $164.00 price objective on shares of Accenture in a research note on Thursday, December 21st. Finally, Susquehanna Bancshares reissued a "hold" rating and issued a $145.00 target price on shares of Accenture in a report on Tuesday, December 26th. The rating was maintained by Robert W. Baird with "Hold" on Thursday, September 28. Northcoast upgraded the stock to "Buy" rating in Monday, November 6 report. KeyCorp reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $149.00 target price on shares of Accenture in a research note on Sunday, October 29th. The company was maintained on Friday, July 14 by Jefferies. Bank of America boosted their target price on Accenture from $150.00 to $171.00 in a research report on Friday, December 22nd. The firm has "Outperform" rating by Wedbush given on Thursday, March 30.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.11 in Q3 2017. Its down 0.13, from 1.13 in 2017Q2. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 51,014 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,280,718.08. Meritage Port Management holds 0.11% or 21,446 shares. Peak6 Invests LP reported 9,875 shares stake. Highvista Strategies Ltd Liability, Massachusetts-based fund reported 56,300 shares. Peapack Gladstone Fincl invested in 25,978 shares. Patten Gru Inc owns 2,295 shares for 0.09% of their portfolio. 16,669 are held by Nomura Asset Management Ltd. Wesbanco Commercial Bank reported 15,969 shares. The Wisconsin-based Sii Investments Wi has invested 0.11% in U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB). Madison accumulated 506,181 shares. 417.60 million shares or 1.85% less from 425.47 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 162,615 shares of the company's stock, valued at $19,195,074.60. Nationwide Fund holds 0.09% of its portfolio in Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) for 169,887 shares.

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