DJ Quest Diagnostics Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. $(DGX)$ slid 1.71% to $172.01 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.12% to 5,842.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.14% to 43,006.59.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. closed 3.41% short of its 52-week high of $178.09, which the company achieved on March 3rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. $(UNH)$ rose 0.29% to $475.98, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ rose 1.24% to $185.85, and Centene Corp. $(CNC)$ rose 1.95% to $59.00.
Trading volume (1.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 5, 2025.
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March 05, 2025 17:09 ET (22:09 GMT)
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