Accenture PLC Cl A Stock Slides 4.7%, Underperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/09/18 20:34This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Accenture PLC Cl A slid 4.7% to $181.29 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.2% to 7,650.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 51,682.64.
Accenture PLC Cl A closed 37.7% below its 52-week high of $291.09, which the company achieved on January 14th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as International Business Machines Corp. fell 3.4% to $229.55, Automatic Data Processing Inc. fell 0.4% to $271.22, and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. fell 3.25% to $59.87.
Trading volume totaled 11.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 6.0 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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September 18, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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