DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ inched 0.98% higher to $230.70 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.55% to 5,975.38 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.06% to 42,706.56.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed $19.19 short of its 52-week high ($249.89), which the company reached on January 9th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 1.43% to $238.20, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ fell 1.37% to $79.84, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ fell 1.47% to $79.88.
Trading volume (1.8 M) remained 138,429 below its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 6, 2025.
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January 06, 2025 16:49 ET (21:49 GMT)
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