DJ Centene Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ rose 2.17% to $67.47 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.17% to 7,785.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 53,732.41.
Centene Corp. closed 2.72% short of its 52-week high of $69.36, which the company reached on July 14th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ fell 1.71% to $404.68, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 2.01% to $236.66, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. $(LH)$ fell 1.38% to $318.13.
Trading volume (2.3 M) remained 2.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 14, 2026.