DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ slipped 2.00% to $173.14 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.61% to 5,844.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.91% to 41,860.44.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 31.29% below its 52-week high of $251.99, which the company reached on February 3rd.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ fell 5.54% to $186.81, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ fell 2.27% to $84.41, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ fell 2.81% to $84.89.
Trading volume (2.6 M) remained 395,762 below its 50-day average volume of 3.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 21, 2025.
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