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 1.54% to $176.96 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.78% to 6,389.45 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.47% to 44,175.61.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. closed 2.97% below its 52-week high of $182.38, which the company achieved on June 16th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$ rose 2.54% to $250.89, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ rose 0.51% to $179.86, and Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ rose 1.31% to $25.59.
Trading volume (616,267) remained 457,789 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 8, 2025.
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August 08, 2025 17:08 ET (21:08 GMT)
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