High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bearish on Accenture (NYSE:ACN), and it's important for retail traders to take note. \This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in ACN often signals that someone has privileged information.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 13 options trades for Accenture. This is not a typical pattern.
The sentiment among these major traders is split, with 30% bullish and 53% bearish. Among all the options we identified, there was one put, amounting to $29,250, and 12 calls, totaling $917,870.
What's The Price Target?
Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $190.0 to $340.0 for Accenture over the recent three months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Accenture options trades today is 521.78 with a total volume of 990.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Accenture's big money trades within a strike price range of $190.0 to $340.0 over the last 30 days.
Accenture Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/18/26 | $5.7 | $5.2 | $5.22 | $340.00 | $158.2K | 967 | 300 |
| ACN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/21/28 | $50.6 | $50.0 | $50.0 | $250.00 | $100.0K | 20 | 100 |
| ACN | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/21/28 | $49.8 | $48.8 | $49.8 | $250.00 | $99.6K | 20 | 120 |
| ACN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/21/28 | $49.5 | $49.0 | $49.0 | $250.00 | $98.0K | 20 | 40 |
| ACN | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/21/28 | $49.3 | $48.8 | $48.8 | $250.00 | $97.6K | 20 | 80 |
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading IT services firm that provides consulting, system integration, and business process outsourcing to enterprises around the world. Customers of Accenture come from a variety of sectors, including communications, media and technology, financial services, health and public services, consumer products, and resources. Accenture is the world's largest professional services company by headcount with around 800,000 employees in over 120 countries.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Accenture, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Accenture's Current Market Status
- With a trading volume of 2,030,704, the price of ACN is up by 0.56%, reaching $246.7.
- Current RSI values indicate that the stock is is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings report is scheduled for 73 days from now.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Accenture
Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $302.8.
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