DJ Centene Corp. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ slipped 2.24% to $42.37 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.77% to 6,890.07 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.76% to 49,174.50.
Centene Corp. closed 35.83% below its 52-week high of $66.03, which the company reached on April 8th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ fell 1.76% to $526.52, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ rose 1.58% to $164.88, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. $(LH)$ rose 0.64% to $287.13.
Trading volume (5.0 M) remained 1.5 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 24, 2026.
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February 24, 2026 17:08 ET (22:08 GMT)
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