DJ Centene Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ shed 3.29% to $34.40 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.51% to 6,506.48 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.96% to 45,577.47.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Centene Corp. closed 47.90% short of its 52-week high of $66.03, which the company reached on April 8th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ fell 1.15% to $493.88, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 0.24% to $166.07, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. $(LH)$ fell 0.41% to $263.00.
Trading volume (13.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 20, 2026.
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March 20, 2026 17:10 ET (21:10 GMT)
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