DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ shed 2.50% to $149.43 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.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 20.24% short of its 52-week high of $187.35, which the company achieved on February 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ fell 2.56% to $171.16, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ fell 2.32% to $76.15, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ fell 0.49% to $60.61.
Trading volume (4.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 8, 2026.
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May 08, 2026 16:53 ET (20:53 GMT)
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