DJ Centene Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ rose 2.51% to $46.92 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.01% to 6,921.46 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.55% to 49,266.11.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.
Centene Corp. closed 29.77% short of its 52-week high of $66.81, which the company achieved on February 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ rose 1.78% to $479.02, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 0.45% to $243.19, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. $(LH)$ rose 0.37% to $254.67.
Trading volume (9.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 8.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 8, 2026.
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January 08, 2026 17:04 ET (22:04 GMT)
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