DJ Centene Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ advanced 4.54% to $44.88 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.43% to 6,878.88 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.05% to 48,977.92.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Centene Corp. closed 32.03% short of its 52-week high of $66.03, which the company reached on April 8th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ rose 0.73% to $529.70, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ rose 4.79% to $178.81, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. $(LH)$ rose 0.77% to $289.12.
Trading volume (6.0 M) remained 218,868 below its 50-day average volume of 6.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 27, 2026.
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February 27, 2026 17:08 ET (22:08 GMT)
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