Shares of Jacobs Solutions Inc. J, +1.23% rose 1.23% to $148.73 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.03% rising 1.03% to 5,157.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.34% rising 0.34% to 38,791.35.
The stock’s rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Jacobs Solutions Inc. closed $0.44 below its 52-week high ($149.17), which the company reached on February 16th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as General Dynamics Corp. GD, -0.24% fell 0.24% to $273.03, Quanta Services Inc. PWR, +1.04% rose 1.04% to $244.32, and Leidos Holdings Inc. LDOS, -0.03% fell 0.03% to $129.79.
Trading volume (502,826) remained 242,114 below its 50-day average volume of 744,940.