HCA Healthcare Inc. Stock Falls Wednesday, Underperforms Market
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Shares of HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) slipped 1.07% to $264.90 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.73% to 4,115.24 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.77% to 32,799.92.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
HCA Healthcare Inc. closed $29.12 short of its 52-week high ($294.02), which the company achieved on April 21st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) fell 4.33% to $3.09 and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) fell 0.79% to $68.90.
Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 216,077 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 24, 2023.
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