DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rallied 2.68% to $147.77 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.35% to 51,848.90 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.10% to 7,358.22.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 21.13% short of its 52-week high of $187.35, which the company reached on February 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 5.53% to $188.87, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ fell 0.62% to $80.13, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 1.20% to $69.75.
Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 925,563 below its 50-day average volume of 3.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 24, 2026.
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June 24, 2026 16:52 ET (20:52 GMT)
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