DJ Perrigo Co. PLC Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Perrigo Co. PLC $(PRGO)$ rose 1.70% to $11.35 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.17% to 7,445.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.55% to 50,285.66.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Perrigo Co. PLC closed 60.08% short of its 52-week high of $28.44, which the company achieved on July 25th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.05% to $231.73, Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ rose 0.67% to $143.40, and Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 0.69% to $87.77.
Trading volume (2.2 M) remained 813,273 below its 50-day average volume of 3.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 21, 2026.
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