HCA Healthcare Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) inched 0.35% higher to $244.30 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.02% to 32,661.84 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.47% to 3,951.39. The stock's rise snapped a seven-day losing streak. HCA Healthcare Inc. closed $34.72 below 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 1.49% to $6.15 and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) rose 1.74% to $59.55. Trading volume (916,554) remained 325,270 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 1, 2023.
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March 01, 2023 16:59 ET (21:59 GMT)
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