DJ Centene Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ rallied 1.60% to $41.23 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.10% to 6,843.22 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.07% to 49,533.19.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Centene Corp. closed 37.56% below its 52-week high of $66.03, which the company achieved on April 8th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ fell 1.02% to $534.78, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 1.50% to $164.44, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. $(LH)$ fell 2.11% to $276.67.
Trading volume (4.4 M) remained 2.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 17, 2026.
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February 17, 2026 17:08 ET (22:08 GMT)
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