DJ Centene Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Centene Corp. (CNC) rose 2.54% to $67.02 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.38% to 51,850.55 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.06% to 7,807.24.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Centene Corp. closed 3.75% short of its 52-week high of $69.63, which the company reached on September 14th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ rose 1.66% to $458.60, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ rose 0.90% to $262.21, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. (LH) rose 1.08% to $315.52.
Trading volume (3.5 M) remained 864,414 below its 50-day average volume of 4.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 12, 2026.