Centene Corp. Stock Advances 4.6%, Outperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/08/05 20:35This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Centene Corp. rose 4.6% to $66.99 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 54,349.12 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,723.55.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Centene Corp. closed 3.4% short of its 52-week high of $69.36, which the company reached on July 14th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as HCA Healthcare Inc. rose 2.2% to $409.64, IQVIA Holdings Inc. rose 3.4% to $236.05, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. rose 0.52% to $313.96.
Trading volume totaled 7.0 million, compared to the 50-day average of 5.2 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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August 05, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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