Quanta Services Inc. Stock Rallies 5.3%, Outperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/10/06 20:34This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights. Shares of Quanta Services Inc. rose 5.3% to $719.56 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.6% to 7,818.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 51,521.28. This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains. Quanta Services Inc. closed 8.8% below its 52-week high of $788.75, which the company reached on May 6th. The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as AECOM rose 0.7% to $60.16, MasTec Inc. rose 4.1% to $228.30, and EMCOR Group Inc. rose 5.82% to $824.52. Trading volume totaled 1.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.0 million. Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet (END) Dow Jones Newswires October 06, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Quanta Services Inc. rose 5.3% to $719.56 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.6% to 7,818.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 51,521.28.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Quanta Services Inc. closed 8.8% below its 52-week high of $788.75, which the company reached on May 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as AECOM rose 0.7% to $60.16, MasTec Inc. rose 4.1% to $228.30, and EMCOR Group Inc. rose 5.82% to $824.52.
Trading volume totaled 1.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 1.0 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 06, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)
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