HCA Healthcare Inc. Stock Falls Thursday, Underperforms Market
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Shares of HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) slipped 0.23% to $243.75 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.76% to 3,981.35 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.05% to 33,003.57. HCA Healthcare Inc. closed $35.27 short of its 52-week high ($279.02), which the company reached on April 21st.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) fell 5.69% to $5.80 and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) fell 1.29% to $58.78. Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 199,681 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 2, 2023.
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March 02, 2023 16:58 ET (21:58 GMT)
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