DJ Medtronic PLC Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rallied 1.44% to $87.16 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.62% to 7,757.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.28% to 54,036.93.

The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.

Medtronic PLC closed 18.03% short of its 52-week high of $106.33, which the company achieved on November 26th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.88% to $259.24, $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 2.39% to $204.76, and Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 0.14% to $107.81.

Trading volume (4.9 M) remained 4.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 9.6 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 7, 2026.