DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ shed 1.00% to $182.49 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.77% to 6,890.07 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.76% to 49,174.50.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 2.05% short of its 52-week high of $186.30, which the company achieved on February 23rd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ fell 0.82% to $209.19, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ fell 1.89% to $96.75, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ fell 0.23% to $73.09.
Trading volume (2.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 24, 2026.
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February 24, 2026 16:50 ET (21:50 GMT)
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