DJ Centene Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ advanced 4.06% to $43.60 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.11% to 49,071.56 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.13% to 6,969.01.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Centene Corp. closed 34.74% short of its 52-week high of $66.81, which the company reached on February 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ fell 1.77% to $482.53, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 1.73% to $235.62, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. $(LH)$ rose 0.66% to $269.81.
Trading volume (7.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 29, 2026.
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