DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ slipped 1.59% to $133.05 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.61% to 5,844.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.91% to 41,860.44.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Abbott Laboratories closed 5.79% below its 52-week high of $141.23, which the company achieved on March 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.31% to $153.18, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 2.04% to $23.04, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 1.27% to $76.98.
Trading volume (7.2 M) remained 121,277 below its 50-day average volume of 7.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 21, 2025.
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