DJ Centene Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ slid 2.13% to $38.17 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.20% to 7,126.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.79% to 49,447.43.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Centene Corp. closed 40.50% short of its 52-week high of $64.15, which the company reached on May 12th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ rose 1.04% to $488.00, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ rose 2.62% to $176.46, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. $(LH)$ rose 1.62% to $270.68.
Trading volume (5.5 M) remained 985,523 below its 50-day average volume of 6.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 17, 2026.
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April 17, 2026 17:06 ET (21:06 GMT)
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