Centene Corp. Stock Slides 4.5%, Underperforms Peers

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Shares of Centene Corp. shed 4.5% to $64.41 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.5% to 7,745.06 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.5% to 53,459.78.

Centene Corp. closed 7.1% below its 52-week high of $69.36, which the company reached on July 14th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as HCA Healthcare Inc. rose 0.1% to $404.98, IQVIA Holdings Inc. rose 1.9% to $241.24, and Labcorp Holdings Inc. rose 1.64% to $323.34.

Trading volume totaled 3.6 million, compared to the 50-day average of 5.2 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 17, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)