DJ Steris PLC Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Steris PLC $(STE)$ slid 1.18% to $233.28 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.17% to 7,785.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 53,732.41.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of losses.
Steris PLC closed 13.42% short of its 52-week high of $269.44, which the company reached on January 16th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. $(TMO)$ fell 1.28% to $588.29, $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ fell 0.71% to $202.45, and Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 0.79% to $183.40.
Trading volume (579,695) remained 231,699 below its 50-day average volume of 811,394.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 14, 2026.