DJ HCA Healthcare Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of HCA Healthcare Inc. $(HCA)$ rose 1.37% to $451.09 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.59% to 7,811.54 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.83% to 51,654.95.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
HCA Healthcare Inc. closed 18.94% short of its 52-week high of $556.52, which the company reached on March 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) rose 1.10% to $2.76 and Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) rose 1.23% to $263.78.
Trading volume (980,663) remained 327,887 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 9, 2026.