DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ slid 1.36% to $232.59 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.83% to 5,949.91 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.65% to 43,221.55.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 6.37% short of its 52-week high of $248.42, which the company reached on March 28th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 0.15% to $237.97, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 0.18% to $85.40, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 1.55% to $80.40.
Trading volume (3.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 15, 2025.
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January 15, 2025 17:23 ET (22:23 GMT)
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