<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Tompkins Financial Corp lessened its stake in  Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN - Free Report) by 59.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission. The institutional investor  owned 7,403 shares of the information technology services provider's stock after selling 11,038 shares during the quarter. Tompkins Financial Corp's holdings in Accenture were worth $1,826,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.</p><ul><li>How Accenture's OpenAI Partnership Turns AI Hype Into Profits</li></ul><p>A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Investors Research Corp increased its holdings in  Accenture by 73.8% in the third quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 106 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter.  Kelly Lawrence W &amp; Associates Inc. CA purchased a new position in  Accenture in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $31,000.  Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in  Accenture during the third quarter worth $32,000.  RMG Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in  Accenture during the second quarter worth $33,000.  Finally, Howard Hughes Medical Institute acquired a new stake in  Accenture in the second quarter valued at $40,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own  75.14% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Analyst Ratings Changes</h2><p>ACN has been the subject of several research reports. Mizuho cut their price target on Accenture from $348.00 to $309.00 and set an &#34;outperform&#34; rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Wells Fargo &amp; Company initiated coverage on shares of Accenture in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. They set an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating and a $251.00 target price for the company. Cowen  reiterated a &#34;buy&#34; rating on shares of Accenture in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Susquehanna cut their price objective on Accenture from $330.00 to $270.00 and set a &#34;neutral&#34; rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, UBS Group  reiterated a &#34;buy&#34; rating on shares of Accenture in a report on Wednesday. One investment analyst  has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued  a Buy rating, eleven have assigned  a Hold rating and one  has issued  a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $294.04.</p><ul><li>When Downgrades Create Opportunities: 3 Stocks to Watch Now</li></ul><p><b>Read Our Latest Research Report on Accenture</b></p><h2>Insider Buying and Selling</h2><p>In other news, insider Manish Sharma sold 6,902 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.01, for a total transaction of $1,725,569.02. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 1,860 shares in the company, valued at $465,018.60. This represents a 78.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Ryoji Sekido sold 2,500 shares of Accenture stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.47, for a total value of $623,675.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,390 shares in the company, valued at $346,763.30. The trade was a 64.27% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 33,319 shares of company stock valued at $8,335,225. Insiders own  0.02% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Accenture Trading Up 0.5%</h2><ul><li>Accenture: Undervalued GenAI Leader or Snake Eating its Own Tail?</li></ul><p>Shares of ACN opened at $273.40 on Thursday. Accenture PLC has a fifty-two week low of $229.40 and a fifty-two week high of $398.35. The company has a market capitalization of $180.03 billion, a PE ratio of 22.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $251.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $264.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.42. </p><p>Accenture (NYSE:ACN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 18th. The information technology services provider reported $3.94 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.74 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $18.74 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.51 billion. Accenture had a return on equity of 26.45% and a net margin of 11.02%.Accenture has set its FY 2026 guidance at 13.520-13.900 EPS.  As a group, analysts forecast that  Accenture PLC will post 12.73 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>Accenture Increases Dividend</h2><p>The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 10th were issued a dividend of $1.63 per share. This represents a $6.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 10th. This is an increase from Accenture's previous quarterly dividend of $1.48. Accenture's payout ratio is currently 53.66%. </p><h2>Accenture Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>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.</p><h2>Featured Articles</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Accenture</li><li>Stock Dividend Cuts Happen Are You Ready?</li><li>Rate Cuts Make These 3 Income ETFs More Attractive Than Ever</li><li>How to Choose Top Rated Stocks</li><li>Post 35% Surge, Analysts Eye More Upside in Copper Giant Freeport</li><li>What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)?</li><li>Why a SpaceX IPO Could Be a Major Catalyst for GOOGL Stock</li></ul><p><strong>Want to see what other hedge funds are holding ACN?</strong> Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN - Free Report).</p><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPUFDTg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPUFDTg"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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<p>Tompkins Financial Corp reduced its stake in Accenture PLC by 59.9% in Q3, as per its latest SEC filing. The firm now owns 7,403 shares valued at $1,826,000. Other institutional investors have also adjusted their holdings in Accenture. Insider transactions include significant stock sales by company executives. Accenture's stock has a moderate buy rating with a consensus price target of $294.04.</p>

Tompkins Financial Corp Decreases Stake in Accenture PLC $ACN