Sentiment · ACN
Lobbying Spend for ACN
AI-generated plain-English read of lobbying spend for ACN. Updated daily.
Heavy lobbying, trending higher
moderateHeavy and rising. The company is building a more serious DC presence quarter over quarter. Watch for a policy catalyst that would explain the ramp.
What will probably happen
- A rising trend without an obvious single catalyst suggests broadening DC engagement: a structural shift, not a one-quarter reaction.
- Spend is spread across many issue areas: the company has diverse regulatory exposure and is fighting on multiple fronts simultaneously.
What to do
- If you HOLD this stock
- Deepening DC engagement: hold your position but monitor the primary issue area for policy news that could catalyze a move in either direction.
- If you're EVALUATING this stock
- Heavy DC presence is a recurring cost and risk factor. Factor in the regulatory environment when sizing. Requires research into the primary issue areas.
- If you trade OPTIONS
- No clean options signal derived from this lobbying read.
7 quarters of history with $9.10M total spend: enough for a directional read but trajectory may shift with more data.
Technical details
Technical analysis
- Spend tier
- Heavy
- Trajectory
- Rising
- Last quarter
- $1.26M
- Last 4Q total
- $5.23M
- Prior 4Q total
- $3.87M
- Top issue area
- TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (45% of spend)
- Top registrant
- ACCENTURE, LLP (40% of spend)
- Registrant base
- Diversified
- Quarters on record
- 7
- Unique issue areas
- 12
- Unique registrants
- 16
- Issue concentration
- Broad
Key levels
| Level | Value |
|---|---|
| total amount | 9,100,000 |
| last 4q total | 5,230,000 |
| top issue pct | 0.449 |
| prior 4q total | 3,870,000 |
| top registrant pct | 0.402 |
| last quarter amount | 1,260,000 |
Caveats
- Lobbying disclosures are quarterly and reflect activity already past. The signal is structural, not timing.