DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ advanced 1.31% to $116.26 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.03% to 49,499.20 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.54% to 6,908.86.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Abbott Laboratories closed 17.68% below its 52-week high of $141.23, which the company reached on March 4th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.69% to $243.47, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.04% to $27.10, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 2.58% to $119.30.
Trading volume (7.8 M) remained 1.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 9.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 26, 2026.
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February 26, 2026 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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