DJ Quest Diagnostics Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. $(DGX)$ advanced 1.28% to $244.39 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. closed 0.52% below its 52-week high of $245.68, which the company achieved on August 20th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$ rose 1.37% to $390.11, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ rose 1.47% to $259.82, and Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ rose 1.37% to $65.02.
Trading volume (1.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 966,964.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.