DJ Centene Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Centene Corp. (CNC) rose 2.75% to $68.86 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.02% to 7,805.45 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.35% to 51,670.10.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Centene Corp. closed 1.11% short of its 52-week high of $69.63, which the company reached on September 14th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ rose 0.47% to $460.75, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 0.58% to $260.68, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. (LH) fell 0.60% to $313.64.
Trading volume (5.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 13, 2026.
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