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title: "Accenture PLC Cl A Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors"
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# Accenture PLC Cl A Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Accenture PLC Cl A (ACN) shed 3.91% to $169.98 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.52% to 7,745.06 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,459.78.

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

Accenture PLC Cl A closed 41.61% below its 52-week high of $291.09, which the company reached on January 14th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) fell 2.33% to $228.85, Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) fell 2.53% to $266.06, and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) fell 3.71% to $56.61.

Trading volume (4.9 M) remained 4.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 9.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 17, 2026.

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