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title: "Accenture PLC Cl A Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Accenture PLC Cl A (ACN) shares fell 2.70% to $196.05 on Thursday, marking the fourth consecutive day of losses. The stock is now 40.00% below its 52-week high of $326.73. In comparison, competitors like IBM, ADP, and Cognizant also experienced declines, but Accenture's drop was more significant. The overall market was down, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones falling 1.52% and 1.56%, respectively. Trading volume for Accenture was 6.9 million, surpassing its 50-day average of 5.9 million."
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# Accenture PLC Cl A Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Accenture PLC Cl A (ACN) slid 2.70% to $196.05 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.52% to 6,672.62 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.56% to 46,677.85.

This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of losses.

Accenture PLC Cl A closed 40.00% below its 52-week high of $326.73, which the company achieved on March 19th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) fell 0.48% to $247.68, Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) fell 2.61% to $207.45, and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) fell 2.00% to $61.18.

Trading volume (6.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 5.9 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 12, 2026.

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