DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ slid 1.52% to $108.79 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.06% to 7,747.71 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.18% to 53,686.11.
Abbott Laboratories closed 20.87% below its 52-week high of $137.49, which the company achieved on September 22nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.17% to $278.43, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.72% to $28.81, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) rose 0.46% to $152.34.
Trading volume (5.1 M) remained 5.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 10.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 3, 2026.