DJ Centene Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ rallied 2.86% to $61.78 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.70% to 5,958.38 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.78% to 42,654.74.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Centene Corp. closed 23.34% below its 52-week high of $80.59, which the company reached on September 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ rose 0.52% to $387.52, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ rose 1.70% to $142.82, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. $(LH)$ rose 1.32% to $249.52.
Trading volume (4.3 M) remained 711,996 below its 50-day average volume of 5.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 16, 2025.
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