Humana Inc. stock falls Thursday, still outperforms market

Shares of Humana Inc.
HUM,
-0.21%
shed 0.21% to $380.59 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-2.45%
falling 2.45% to 3,829.34 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-1.75%
falling 1.75% to 31,402.01. Humana Inc. closed $94.11 short of its 52-week high ($474.70), which the company achieved on November 4th.

Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc.
UNH,
-1.01%
fell 1.01% to $328.87, Anthem Inc.
ANTM,
-1.81%
fell 1.81% to $300.24, and Centene Corp.
CNC,
-0.99%
fell 0.99% to $58.76.true Trading volume (812,048) remained 283,415 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.