DJ Quest Diagnostics Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. $(DGX)$ rose 1.62% to $192.30 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.23% to 6,798.40 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.20% to 48,908.72.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. closed 2.66% short of its 52-week high of $197.55, which the company achieved on October 21st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$ fell 2.67% to $268.55, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 10.65% to $180.96, and Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ fell 2.54% to $39.92.
Trading volume (1.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 5, 2026.
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February 05, 2026 17:08 ET (22:08 GMT)
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