Elevance Health Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

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Elevance Health Inc. (ELV) stock fell 1.20% to $439.95, outperforming competitors UnitedHealth Group and Cigna during a rough trading session where the S&P 500 and Dow Jones also declined. ELV closed 2.38% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was slightly below the 50-day average.

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Shares of Elevance Health Inc. (ELV) slid 1.20% to $439.95 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.52% to 7,623.68 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.23% to 52,215.16.

Elevance Health Inc. closed 2.38% below its 52-week high of $450.69, which the company reached on October 21st.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) fell 1.62% to $418.09, Cigna Group (CI) fell 2.83% to $306.95, and Humana Inc. (HUM) rose 0.26% to $422.07.

Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 28,751 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.

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

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