DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ slid 3.09% to $84.32 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.84% to 7,398.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.02% to 49,609.16.
Abbott Laboratories closed 39.36% short of its 52-week high of $139.06, which the company reached on June 24th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.53% to $221.32, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 1.42% to $25.68, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 0.82% to $111.38.
Trading volume (10.8 M) remained 1.7 million below its 50-day average volume of 12.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 8, 2026.
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May 08, 2026 16:36 ET (20:36 GMT)
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