DJ Gilead Sciences Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) advanced 2.04% to $135.77 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.32% to 7,728.20 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.34% to 53,791.85.
Gilead Sciences Inc. closed 13.68% short of its 52-week high of $157.29, which the company achieved on February 11th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.77% to $259.80, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 1.59% to $26.62, and Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 1.01% to $109.72.
Trading volume (5.4 M) remained 2.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 8.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 11, 2026.