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title: "Centene Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Centene Corp. (CNC) shares fell 2.75% to $63.54 on Thursday, underperforming the broader market and key competitors like HCA Healthcare, which rose 1.38%. This marks the stock's second consecutive day of losses, closing 4.52% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was below the 50-day average."
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# Centene Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Centene Corp. (CNC) slid 2.75% to $63.54 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.75% to 7,394.30 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.86% to 50,848.75.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Centene Corp. closed 4.52% short of its 52-week high of $66.55, which the company reached on June 9th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) rose 1.38% to $378.51, IQVIA Holdings Inc. (IQV) fell 0.61% to $181.06, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. (LH) fell 1.25% to $265.27.

Trading volume (5.6 M) remained 211,064 below its 50-day average volume of 5.9 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 11, 2026.

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