DJ Quest Diagnostics Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. $(DGX)$ slipped 1.70% to $195.23 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.36% to 6,624.70 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.63% to 46,225.15.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of losses.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. closed 8.56% below its 52-week high of $213.50, which the company reached on February 27th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$ fell 1.13% to $284.33, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 0.84% to $167.02, and Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ rose 3.49% to $36.16.
Trading volume (694,044) remained 317,017 below its 50-day average volume of 1.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 18, 2026.
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March 18, 2026 17:07 ET (21:07 GMT)
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