DJ Centene Corp. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ slid 1.75% to $43.82 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.94% to 6,816.63 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.83% to 48,501.27.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Centene Corp. closed 33.64% 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. $(HCA)$ rose 1.67% to $541.80, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 0.18% to $173.96, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. $(LH)$ fell 1.21% to $282.99.
Trading volume (3.4 M) remained 2.7 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 3, 2026.
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March 03, 2026 17:06 ET (22:06 GMT)
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