HCA Healthcare Inc. Stock Rises Friday, Outperforms Market
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Shares of HCA Healthcare Inc. (HCA) rose 2.39% to $274.26 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.45% to 4,282.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 2.12% to 33,762.76.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
HCA Healthcare Inc. closed $19.76 short of its 52-week high ($294.02), which the company reached on April 21st.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) rose 12.87% to $3.77 and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) rose 2.80% to $74.58.
Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 229,399 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 2, 2023.
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June 02, 2023 16:44 ET (20:44 GMT)
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