DJ Elevance Health Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Elevance Health Inc. (ELV) rose 1.07% to $400.54 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.
Elevance Health Inc. closed 8.18% short of its 52-week high of $436.24, which the company achieved on July 14th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$ rose 1.37% to $390.11, Cigna Group $(CI)$ rose 1.13% to $277.51, and Humana Inc. $(HUM)$ fell 0.49% to $378.88.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.