HCA Healthcare Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) slid 1.67% to $254.38 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.65% to 3,936.97 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.63% to 32,030.11. The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak. HCA Healthcare Inc. closed $24.64 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 Wednesday, as Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) fell 4.99% to $4.95 and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) fell 2.79% to $56.36. Trading volume (837,832) remained 486,709 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 22, 2023.
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March 22, 2023 16:59 ET (20:59 GMT)
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