DJ Quest Diagnostics Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. $(DGX)$ rallied 1.73% to $189.84 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.32% to 49,686.12 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.07% to 7,403.05.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. closed 11.08% short of its 52-week high of $213.50, which the company reached on February 27th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$ fell 0.69% to $391.13, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ rose 2.18% to $172.81, and Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ fell 0.07% to $58.23.
Trading volume (859,844) remained 64,100 below its 50-day average volume of 923,944.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 18, 2026.
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May 18, 2026 17:05 ET (21:05 GMT)
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