HCA Healthcare Inc. Stock Rises Friday, Outperforms Market
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Shares of HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) inched 0.57% higher to $254.22 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.56% to 3,970.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.41% to 32,237.53. The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak. HCA Healthcare Inc. closed $24.80 short of its 52-week high ($279.02), which the company reached on April 21st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) fell 1.08% to $4.58 and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) fell 1.21% to $54.49. Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 295,261 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 24, 2023.
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March 24, 2023 16:58 ET (20:58 GMT)
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