DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rallied 2.99% to $182.68 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.56% to 6,881.31 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.26% to 49,662.66.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 1.22% below its 52-week high of $184.94, which the company achieved on March 10th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 1.07% to $208.56, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 2.16% to $98.49, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 3.37% to $72.80.
Trading volume (2.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 18, 2026.
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February 18, 2026 16:51 ET (21:51 GMT)
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