DJ HCA Healthcare Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ slipped 2.79% to $402.06 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.46% to 7,666.60 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.56% to 53,061.95.
This was the stock's seventh consecutive day of losses.
HCA Healthcare Inc. closed 27.75% below its 52-week high of $556.52, which the company achieved on March 12th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) fell 1.02% to $2.90 and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) fell 2.75% to $258.53.
Trading volume (1.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 2, 2026.