HCA Healthcare Inc. Stock Falls Thursday, Underperforms Market
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Shares of HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) sank 0.63% to $252.77 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.30% to 3,948.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.23% to 32,105.25. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. HCA Healthcare Inc. closed $26.25 below its 52-week high ($279.02), which the company achieved on April 21st.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) fell 6.46% to $4.63 and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) fell 2.13% to $55.16. Trading volume (979,187) remained 331,322 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 23, 2023.
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