DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 2.33% to $192.00 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Becton Dickinson & Co. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $190.01, which the company achieved on August 20th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 1.36% to $218.85, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 1.14% to $93.35, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 2.35% to $92.34.
Trading volume (2.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.