DJ Quest Diagnostics Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. $(DGX)$ rallied 2.57% to $187.03 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 6,939.03 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.36% to 48,892.47.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. closed 5.33% short of its 52-week high of $197.55, which the company reached on October 21st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$ fell 1.83% to $286.93, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 2.32% to $230.15, and Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ fell 0.64% to $43.32.
Trading volume (1.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 30, 2026.
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January 30, 2026 17:06 ET (22:06 GMT)
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