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Shares of DaVita Inc. sailed 21.2% to $134.73 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.8% to 6,917.81 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.3% to 49,240.99.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.
DaVita Inc. closed 24.5% short of its 52-week high of $178.47, which the company achieved on February 5th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. fell 0.5% to $284.18, Icon PLC fell 6.0% to $167.91, and Quest Diagnostics Inc. rose 0.09% to $185.17.
Trading volume totaled 4.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 931,451.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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February 03, 2026 16:33 ET (21:33 GMT)
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