DJ Centene Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Centene Corp. (CNC) rallied 2.09% to $65.40 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.58% to 7,591.70 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.60% to 52,064.10.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Centene Corp. closed 5.70% short of its 52-week high of $69.36, which the company reached on July 14th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ fell 0.15% to $421.21, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ rose 0.12% to $257.30, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. (LH) fell 4.40% to $306.96.
Trading volume (4.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 10, 2026.