DJ Centene Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ advanced 3.49% to $36.16 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.36% to 6,624.70 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.63% to 46,225.15.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Centene Corp. closed 45.24% below its 52-week high of $66.03, which the company achieved on April 8th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ fell 1.53% to $502.05, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 0.84% to $167.02, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. $(LH)$ fell 1.77% to $265.84.
Trading volume (4.8 M) remained 1.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 18, 2026.
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