DJ Centene Corp. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Centene Corp. (CNC) slid 3.67% to $64.58 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.58% to 7,673.52 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.18% to 52,786.07.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Centene Corp. closed 6.88% short of its 52-week high of $69.36, which the company achieved on July 14th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ fell 0.74% to $402.02, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 3.20% to $259.21, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. (LH) fell 0.62% to $324.86.
Trading volume (4.3 M) remained 204,945 below its 50-day average volume of 4.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 8, 2026.