DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 1.57% to $179.63 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.06% to 7,753.11 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.11% to 53,975.98.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 4.12% short of its 52-week high of $187.35, which the company reached on February 24th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 2.25% to $209.37, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 2.58% to $89.41, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 3.42% to $87.65.
Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 630,284 below its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 10, 2026.