Analysis: Julie Johnson's sell of ACN (Accenture plc)
Assessment: Low signal
A routine, small-scale sale of Accenture plc by a highly active trader with no relevant committee connections and no identified policy catalysts.
- Member: Julie Johnson
- Party / state: Democratic-TX (district 32)
- Chamber: House
- Transaction: Sell
- Amount: $1,001 - $15,000
- Ticker: ACN
- Company: Accenture plc
- Trade date: 2026-05-12
- Disclosure date: 2026-06-12
- Disclosure lag: 31 days
Executive summary
The analyzed transaction is a Julie Johnson (D, House TX-32) sale of Accenture plc (ACN) on 2026-05-12 in the $1,001-$15,000 range, disclosed on 2026-06-12 (31-day lag). In the provided trading-history dataset, ACN appears only as sales (5 total sales from 2025-03-03 through 2026-05-12), and the only same-day trade reported is another small sale (ABT) on 2026-05-12. SEC EDGAR enrichment in the provided window shows two 8-K filings (2026-03-19 and 2026-04-24) and multiple Form 4 award/grant transactions dated 2026-05-15 and 2026-06-05.
Within the user-provided dataset (2025-01-15 to 2026-05-12), Julie Johnson recorded 501 trades across 227 tickers, with the most commonly observed trade size range being $1,001-$15,000. For ACN specifically, the dataset shows five sales and zero purchases; four sales occurred in March 2025, and the final recorded sale is the 2026-05-12 sale under analysis. The same day (2026-05-12) includes one additional sale transaction (ABT) in the same $1,001-$15,000 range. From the provided deterministic EDGAR enrichment for ACN, the recent 8-K window (2026-02-11 to 2026-06-11) contains two filings: an 8-K filed 2026-03-19 (Items 2.02, 9.01) and an 8-K filed 2026-04-24 (Items 1.01, 1.02, 2.03, 9.01; preview text indicates credit agreements). The Form 4 activity window (2026-04-12 to 2026-06-11) includes multiple transaction-code “A” (award/acquisition) entries dated 2026-05-15 and 2026-06-05 with related Form 4 filings dated 2026-05-19 and 2026-06-08, respectively. Cross-member trading data provided shows multiple other members executing ACN sales around the analyzed trade date (e.g., 2026-05-08, 2026-05-15, 2026-05-27).
Timeline
- 2026-03-19 — Accenture plc filed an 8-K reporting Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition) and 9.01; report date 2026-03-19.
- 2026-04-24 — Accenture plc filed an 8-K reporting Items 1.01, 1.02, 2.03, 9.01; report date 2026-04-22; includes entry into credit agreements (per filing text preview).
- 2026-05-12 — Julie Johnson sold ACN (Accenture plc), $1,001-$15,000 (self).
- 2026-05-12 — Same-day portfolio activity: Julie Johnson sold ABT, $1,001-$15,000.
- 2026-05-15 — Multiple Accenture insiders/directors reported transaction code A (grants/awards/acquisitions) dated 2026-05-15 (price per share shown as $0 for these award transactions in provided data).
- 2026-05-19 — Multiple Form 4 filings were filed on 2026-05-19 associated with 2026-05-15 transactions (per provided EDGAR enrichment filings list).
- 2026-06-05 — Multiple Accenture insiders/directors reported transaction code A (grants/awards/acquisitions) dated 2026-06-05 with price per share shown as 179.755 in provided data.
- 2026-06-08 — Multiple Form 4 filings were filed on 2026-06-08 associated with 2026-06-05 transactions (per provided EDGAR enrichment filings list).
- 2026-06-12 — Julie Johnson filed the periodic transaction report disclosing the 2026-05-12 ACN sale (31-day lag).
Independent analysis of public financial disclosures. Not financial or investment advice.