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title: "HCA Healthcare Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) shares fell 1.45% to $400.73 on Tuesday, underperforming the broader market and competitors like Community Health Systems and Tenet Healthcare despite a positive trading session for major indices. The decline ended a two-day winning streak. HCA remains 27.99% below its 52-week high of $556.52 set in March. Trading volume was lower than the 50-day average."
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# HCA Healthcare Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) shed 1.45% to $400.73 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.79% to 7,736.52 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.71% to 54,085.88.

The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.

HCA Healthcare Inc. closed 27.99% short of its 52-week high of $556.52, which the company achieved on March 12th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) rose 1.37% to $2.96 and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) rose 1.34% to $253.33.

Trading volume (1.3 M) remained 419,616 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 4, 2026.

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