Quanta Services shares jump 15.78% to new 52-week high

8 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30

The stock closed at $727.77 on Thursday, topping its previous $640.61 peak set on 27 April and snapping a two-day losing streak.
Trading volume reached 2.4 million shares, above its 50-day average of 1.1 million, as the S&P 500 rose 1.02% and the Dow gained 1.62%.
Earlier, Quanta beat first-quarter estimates and raised its 2026 outlook, citing strong AI infrastructure and data-centre-related power grid demand.

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