DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains

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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ advanced 1.27% to $183.00 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index remaining mostly unchanged at 7,764.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.36% to 51,863.69.

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

Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 5.22% below its 52-week high of $193.07, which the company achieved on August 24th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 2.43% to $221.09, Medtronic PLC (MDT) fell 1.07% to $90.77, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 0.40% to $89.53.

Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 475,543 below its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 22, 2026.