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title: "Centene Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors"
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# Centene Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Centene Corp. (CNC) slid 3.26% to $63.74 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.21% to 7,408.30 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.97% to 51,711.65.

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

Centene Corp. closed 8.10% below its 52-week high of $69.36, which the company achieved on July 14th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) rose 1.25% to $376.50, IQVIA Holdings Inc. (IQV) rose 4.43% to $207.32, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. (LH) rose 3.40% to $291.02.

Trading volume (4.7 M) remained 312,292 below its 50-day average volume of 5.0 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 23, 2026.

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