DJ Universal Health Services Inc. Cl B Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Universal Health Services Inc. Cl B $(UHS)$ slid 2.78% to $177.53 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 2.95% to 5,872.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 2.58% to 42,326.87.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Universal Health Services Inc. Cl B closed $65.72 short of its 52-week high ($243.25), which the company reached on September 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Select Medical Holdings Corp. (SEM) fell 4.39% to $18.28, Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) fell 5.30% to $3.04, and Pediatrix Medical Group Inc. (MD) fell 1.48% to $14.01.
Trading volume (859,878) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 756,287.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 18, 2024.
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December 18, 2024 17:18 ET (22:18 GMT)
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