HCA Healthcare Inc. Stock Falls Wednesday, Underperforms Market
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Shares of HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) slipped 0.78% to $254.10 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.16% to 3,991.05 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.26% to 33,045.09. This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses. HCA Healthcare Inc. closed $24.92 short of its 52-week high ($279.02), which the company reached on April 21st.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) rose 2.09% to $6.85 and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) fell 0.50% to $59.39. Trading volume (960,289) remained 225,765 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 22, 2023.
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February 22, 2023 16:58 ET (21:58 GMT)
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