Centene Corp. stock outperforms market on strong trading day

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Shares of Centene Corp. /zigman2/quotes/208900023/composite CNC +1.55% rose 1.61% to $77.46 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX -0.42% rising 1.46% to 3,789.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -0.18% rising 1.00% to 30,668.53. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Centene Corp. closed $12.46 short of its 52-week high ($89.92), which the company achieved on April 21st.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Anthem Inc. rose 0.54% to $462.88, Humana Inc. /zigman2/quotes/203095337/composite HUM +1.08% rose 2.19% to $433.22, and Molina Healthcare Inc. /zigman2/quotes/205492029/composite MOH -0.20% fell 0.52% to $260.34. Trading volume (3.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.

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Centene Corp.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 94.77

+1.45 +1.55%

Volume: 2.50M

Aug. 9, 2022 4:03p

P/E Ratio

30.15

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$54.13 billion

Rev. per Employee

$1.74M

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S&P 500 Index

US : S&P US

4,122.47

-17.59 -0.42%

Volume: 2.22B

Aug. 9, 2022 5:13p

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

32,774.41

-58.13 -0.18%

Volume: 320.97M

Aug. 9, 2022 5:13p

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Humana Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 487.74

+5.21 +1.08%

Volume: 354,041

Aug. 9, 2022 4:03p

P/E Ratio

19.90

Dividend Yield

0.65%

Market Cap

$61.07 billion

Rev. per Employee

$933,024

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Molina Healthcare Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 327.04

-0.66 -0.20%

Volume: 283,933

Aug. 9, 2022 4:03p

P/E Ratio

25.43

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$19.04 billion

Rev. per Employee

$2.16M