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title: "Accenture PLC Cl A Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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description: "Accenture PLC Cl A (ACN) shares rose 2.95% to $168.82 on a poor trading day for the market, outperforming competitors like IBM and ADP. The stock remains 47.71% below its 52-week high of $322.86. Trading volume was 5.0 million, below the 50-day average of 6.6 million."
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# Accenture PLC Cl A Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Accenture PLC Cl A (ACN) rose 2.95% to $168.82 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.24% to 7,408.50 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.07% to 49,526.17.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.

Accenture PLC Cl A closed 47.71% below its 52-week high of $322.86, which the company reached on May 21st.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) rose 0.43% to $219.30, Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) rose 2.93% to $214.48, and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) rose 2.35% to $47.13.

Trading volume (5.0 M) remained 1.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.6 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 15, 2026.

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