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title: "HCA Healthcare Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) shares fell 3.77% to $371.18 on Friday, underperforming competitors Community Health Systems and Tenet Healthcare during a broader market decline. The drop ended a two-day winning streak, with HCA trading 33.30% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was below the 50-day average."
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# HCA Healthcare Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) slipped 3.77% to $371.18 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.01% to 7,457.69 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.77% to 52,146.42.

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

HCA Healthcare Inc. closed 33.30% below its 52-week high of $556.52, which the company achieved on March 12th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) fell 2.37% to $3.30 and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) fell 2.15% to $194.91.

Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 148,883 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 17, 2026.

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