DJ Quest Diagnostics Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. $(DGX)$ advanced 1.45% to $209.83 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.14% to 7,498.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.01% to 52,218.58.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. closed 4.27% below its 52-week high of $219.20, which the company achieved on July 7th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$ fell 1.16% to $431.31, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 1.54% to $198.52, and Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ fell 2.52% to $65.89.
Trading volume (1.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 846,488.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 22, 2026.
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