Leavell Investment Management Inc decreased its stake in Accenture Plc Cl A F (ACN) by 13.85% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Leavell Investment Management Inc sold 2,070 shares as the company’s stock declined 6.98% with the market. The institutional investor held 12,880 shares of the business services company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $2.19 million, down from 14,950 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc who had been investing in Accenture Plc Cl A F for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $99.18B market cap company. The stock increased 0.26% or $0.41 during the last trading session, reaching $155.59. About 2.30M shares traded. Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) has risen 6.14% since February 9, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 6.14% the S&P500. Some Historical ACN News: 30/05/2018 – Sanofi Chooses Accenture Interactive to Create UWell’s Healthcare Platform to Better Serve Consumers; 06/03/2018 – ACCENTURE INVESTS IN ENTERPRISE AUGMENTED REALITY SOFTWARE PROVIDER UPSKILL; 04/04/2018 – Accenture Interactive Named a Leader in Gartner’s 2018 Magic Quadrant for Global Digital Marketing Agencies; 21/03/2018 – Accenture Labs and Grameen Foundation India Use Emerging Technologies to Help Increase Adoption of Financial Services Among Low; 12/04/2018 – Accenture Appoints Venkata “Murthy” Renduchintala, Executive Officer at Intel, to Board of Directors; 29/03/2018 – MEREDITH TO SELL MEREDITH XCELERATED MARKETING TO ACCENTURE; 09/03/2018 – TOYOTA MOTOR CORP – THE COMPANIES COLLECT TAXI SERVICE LOG DATA AND DEMOGRAPHIC PREDICTIONS AS WELL AS OTHER FACTORS THAT AFFECT TAXI DEMAND; 30/05/2018 – Sanofi Chooses Accenture Interactive to Create UWell’s Healthcare Platform to Better Serve Consumers; 29/03/2018 – ACCENTURE TO BUY MXM, A CONTENT-POWERED DIGITAL MARKETING; 21/03/2018 – Accenture Labs and Grameen Foundation India Use Emerging Technologies to Help Increase Adoption of Financial Services Among Low-Income Women

Bb&T Securities Llc increased its stake in Accenture Plc Ireland (ACN) by 0.81% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Bb&T Securities Llc bought 2,074 shares as the company’s stock declined 6.98% with the market. The institutional investor held 258,365 shares of the business services company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $43.97M, up from 256,291 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Bb&T Securities Llc who had been investing in Accenture Plc Ireland for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $99.18 billion market cap company. The stock increased 0.26% or $0.41 during the last trading session, reaching $155.59. About 2.30M shares traded. Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) has risen 6.14% since February 9, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 6.14% the S&P500. Some Historical ACN News: 08/05/2018 – Accenture Teams with SAP to Help High-Tech Companies Create Digital As-a-Service Business Models Quickly and Easily; 06/03/2018 – ACCENTURE PLC – TERMS OF TRANSACTION WERE NOT DISCLOSED; 27/03/2018 – Growing Number of Industries Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies; 28/03/2018 – Accenture Launches Cloud-Based Analytics Utility to Help U.S. Banks Improve Risk-Management and Other Functions; 04/04/2018 – Arity Joins Duck Creek Partner Ecosystem to Provide Predictive Analytics and Data-Driven Insights to Personal and Commercial Auto Insurers; 19/03/2018 – Accenture Named Leader in 2017 Everest Group IoT Services Peak Matrix; 30/05/2018 – Sanofi Chooses Accenture Interactive to Create UWell’s Healthcare Platform to Better Serve Consumers; 30/05/2018 – Accenture Named to Winner’s Circle by HfS Research as Innovation Leader in Smart Analytics; 29/03/2018 – MEREDITH CORP – TRANSACTION WILL NOT HAVE A MATERIAL EFFECT ON ITS FISCAL 2018 FINANCIAL RESULTS; 09/03/2018 – TOYOTA MOTOR CORP – THE COMPANIES HAVE STARTED TO DEPLOY THE SYSTEM IN METROPOLITAN TOKYO ON A TRIAL BASIS

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.05 in 2018 Q3. Its down 0.02, from 1.07 in 2018Q2. It worsened, as 27 investors sold ACN shares while 389 reduced holdings. 102 funds opened positions while 333 raised stakes. 441.67 million shares or 2.70% less from 453.91 million shares in 2018Q2 were reported. Jensen Inv Management has 3.75% invested in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN). Kj Harrison & Prtnrs has 2,500 shares for 0.11% of their portfolio. Cibc World Markets has 135,918 shares for 0.2% of their portfolio. Highbridge Ltd Liability Corp holds 0.04% or 9,872 shares. Janney Cap Management Lc holds 57,671 shares. Kentucky Retirement has invested 0.32% in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN). Polen Limited Liability Co invested in 5% or 5.16M shares. Jlb Assocs reported 83,661 shares. Omers Administration owns 51,900 shares. 71,415 were accumulated by Cambridge. 5,777 were reported by Cetera Advisor Net Llc. Weybosset Rech And Mgmt Ltd Liability Corporation, a Rhode Island-based fund reported 1,950 shares. Cranbrook Wealth Management Ltd Liability Company owns 144 shares for 0.01% of their portfolio. Monetary Management Group Inc Incorporated Inc has 0.1% invested in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) for 1,500 shares. First Bankshares owns 16,975 shares.

Among 27 analysts covering Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN), 18 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 8 Hold. Therefore 67% are positive. Accenture Plc had 113 analyst reports since August 12, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was maintained on Monday, September 21 by Barclays Capital. As per Friday, June 23, the company rating was maintained by Goldman Sachs. The stock has “Buy” rating by RBC Capital Markets on Monday, August 14. The rating was maintained by Credit Suisse with “Hold” on Tuesday, January 2. Credit Suisse maintained Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) on Monday, March 27 with “Hold” rating. The firm has “Buy” rating by KeyBanc Capital Markets given on Thursday, September 28. The stock of Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) earned “Buy” rating by KeyBanc Capital Markets on Friday, December 22. The firm has “Neutral” rating given on Friday, December 21 by Robert W. Baird. The company was maintained on Friday, March 24 by BMO Capital Markets. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Wednesday, January 16 by Citigroup.

Leavell Investment Management Inc, which manages about $1.33B and $929.12 million US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Sch Us Agg Bnd Etf (SCHZ) by 11,602 shares to 198,572 shares, valued at $9.98M in 2018Q3, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Goldman Schs Jst Us Lrg Cp Eq Etf Iv by 75,440 shares in the quarter, for a total of 86,490 shares, and has risen its stake in Ishrs Ibnd Dec 2022 Trm Mun Bnd Etf.

Analysts await Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) to report earnings on March, 28. They expect $1.57 earnings per share, down 0.63% or $0.01 from last year’s $1.58 per share. ACN’s profit will be $1.00 billion for 24.78 P/E if the $1.57 EPS becomes a reality. After $1.96 actual earnings per share reported by Accenture plc for the previous quarter, Wall Street now forecasts -19.90% negative EPS growth.

More notable recent Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) news were published by: Investorideas.com which released: “Newswire – The #AI Eye: SEW Signs Agreement to Utilize IBM ( $IBM) Cloud, Accenture ( $ACN) to Open Facility in South Africa – InvestorIdeas.com” on February 06, 2019, also Bizjournals.com with their article: “A Texas company is acquiring MicroPact for $185M – Washington Business Journal” published on February 04, 2019, Seekingalpha.com published: “Workday +5% on reported Accenture HR deal (update) – Seeking Alpha” on January 31, 2019. More interesting news about Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) were released by: Businesswire.com and their article: “New Accenture Microsoft Business Group Will Empower Enterprises to Thrive in the Era of Digital Disruption – Business Wire” published on February 04, 2019 as well as ‘s news article titled: “Benzinga’s Top Upgrades, Downgrades For January 16, 2019 – Benzinga” with publication date: January 16, 2019.

Bb&T Securities Llc, which manages about $6.38B and $10.14 billion US Long portfolio, decreased its stake in Resmed Inc (NYSE:RMD) by 2,944 shares to 16,826 shares, valued at $1.94M in 2018Q3, according to the filing. It also reduced its holding in Ambev Sa (NYSE:ABEV) by 97,656 shares in the quarter, leaving it with 108,500 shares, and cut its stake in Alps Etf Tr.

More notable recent Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “Accenture declares $1.46 dividend – Seeking Alpha” on September 27, 2018, also Seekingalpha.com with their article: “Accenture gets a new bull – Seeking Alpha” published on January 16, 2019, Seekingalpha.com published: “Accenture: A Perfect Dividend Growth Stock – Seeking Alpha” on January 31, 2019. More interesting news about Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) were released by: Seekingalpha.com and their article: “Accenture: Risks Remain, But The Stock Is Worthy Of Investment Dollars – Seeking Alpha” published on December 24, 2018 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “Workday +5% on reported Accenture HR deal (update) – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: January 31, 2019.

Among 27 analysts covering Accenture Plc (NYSE:ACN), 18 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 8 Hold. Therefore 67% are positive. Accenture Plc had 113 analyst reports since August 12, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. On Friday, September 9 the stock rating was initiated by Wedbush with “Outperform”. Robert W. Baird maintained it with “Neutral” rating and $156 target in Friday, December 21 report. Societe Generale upgraded the shares of ACN in report on Monday, September 26 to “Buy” rating. The stock of Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) earned “Hold” rating by Societe Generale on Thursday, September 28. The firm has “Overweight” rating by KeyBanc Capital Markets given on Wednesday, December 19. The firm earned “Neutral” rating on Wednesday, September 28 by Citigroup. Robert W. Baird maintained Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) rating on Monday, December 4. Robert W. Baird has “Hold” rating and $155.0 target. The rating was maintained by Cowen & Co on Monday, October 23 with “Buy”. Susquehanna maintained Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) rating on Tuesday, March 20. Susquehanna has “Hold” rating and $165.0 target. As per Friday, October 16, the company rating was initiated by Cantor Fitzgerald.

Investors sentiment decreased to 1.05 in Q3 2018. Its down 0.02, from 1.07 in 2018Q2. It worsened, as 27 investors sold ACN shares while 389 reduced holdings. 102 funds opened positions while 333 raised stakes. 441.67 million shares or 2.70% less from 453.91 million shares in 2018Q2 were reported. Raab Moskowitz Asset Limited Liability Co has invested 0.27% in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN). Summit Gru Ltd Co owns 0.15% invested in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) for 2,400 shares. Roundview Cap Ltd Liability Company invested in 5,327 shares or 0.22% of the stock. Cap Mgmt Assocs New York has invested 0.48% in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN). Gateway Advisers Limited Liability has invested 0.05% in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN). Mariner Limited, Kansas-based fund reported 27,019 shares. Fulton Breakefield Broenniman Limited Liability Com owns 64,664 shares. Birch Hill Investment Advsrs Ltd Llc holds 0.35% or 28,328 shares. Winslow Evans And Crocker Inc owns 1,006 shares for 0.05% of their portfolio. Pittenger And Anderson holds 79,910 shares. Essex Fincl Ser has invested 0.12% in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN). Ellington Grp Incorporated Ltd Liability owns 1,500 shares for 0.07% of their portfolio. Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Limited holds 0.12% of its portfolio in Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) for 44,648 shares. 7,404 are owned by Benjamin F Edwards And Comm Inc. Daiwa Secs Gru holds 0.05% or 35,525 shares.