DJ Centene Corp. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ shed 2.54% to $64.88 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.32% to 7,728.20 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.34% to 53,791.85.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Centene Corp. closed 6.45% short of its 52-week high of $69.36, which the company reached on July 14th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ fell 0.63% to $411.44, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ rose 0.76% to $243.84, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. $(LH)$ rose 0.35% to $322.42.
Trading volume (2.4 M) remained 2.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 11, 2026.