DJ Quest Diagnostics Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. $(DGX)$ slid 2.34% to $199.21 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.33% to 6,740.02 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.95% to 47,501.55.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. closed 6.69% short of its 52-week high of $213.50, which the company achieved on February 27th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$ fell 0.79% to $286.48, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 2.25% to $174.49, and Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ rose 0.88% to $43.65.
Trading volume (1.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 981,919.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 6, 2026.
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March 06, 2026 17:05 ET (22:05 GMT)
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