DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ advanced 2.20% to $90.62 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.64% to 51,999.67 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.57% to 7,511.35.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Abbott Laboratories closed 34.83% short of its 52-week high of $139.06, which the company achieved on June 24th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.20% to $235.18, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.15% to $26.04, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 0.23% to $115.17.
Trading volume (11.3 M) remained 1.5 million below its 50-day average volume of 12.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 16, 2026.
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June 16, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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