Quanta Services Inc. Stock Rallies 5.3%, Outperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/08/17 20:34This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Quanta Services Inc. rallied 5.3% to $722.31 on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.5% to 7,745.06 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.5% to 53,459.78.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Quanta Services Inc. closed 8.4% below its 52-week high of $788.75, which the company reached on May 6th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as AECOM fell 1.4% to $62.22, MasTec Inc. rose 1.6% to $302.48, and EMCOR Group Inc. rose 3.14% to $862.54.
Trading volume totaled 1.4 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.2 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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August 17, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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