DJ Cardinal Health Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Cardinal Health Inc. $(CAH)$ rose 2.02% to $239.35 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.71% to 7,631.47 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.79% to 52,766.88.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Cardinal Health Inc. closed 7.34% short of its 52-week high of $258.30, which the company achieved on August 11th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 1.87% to $254.92, UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) rose 1.77% to $396.30, and CVS Health Corp. (CVS) rose 3.93% to $97.60.
Trading volume (1.3 M) remained 798,297 below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 1, 2026.