DaVita Inc. Stock Slips 6.2%, Underperforms Peers

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Shares of DaVita Inc. slid 6.2% to $175.35 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.3% to 7,712.57 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.0% to 52,495.88.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.

DaVita Inc. closed 29.1% short of its 52-week high of $247.49, which the company achieved on August 3rd.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. rose 3.0% to $419.26, Icon PLC rose 3.7% to $174.30, and Quest Diagnostics Inc. rose 0.94% to $237.12.

Trading volume totaled 2.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 640,527.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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October 20, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)