DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 1.20% to $167.14 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 5,631.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.70% to 41,113.97.
The stock's rise snapped a four-day losing streak.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 33.67% below its 52-week high of $251.99, which the company reached on February 3rd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 1.60% to $193.09, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 1.02% to $83.16, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 2.23% to $83.35.
Trading volume (3.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 7, 2025.
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