DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rallied 4.67% to $166.34 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21% to 7,428.78 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.03% to 52,747.32.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 11.21% below its 52-week high of $187.35, which the company achieved on February 24th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 1.30% to $199.05, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 3.16% to $86.88, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 2.02% to $74.85.
Trading volume (2.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 28, 2026.