DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 1.07% to $240.47 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.53% to 6,118.71 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.92% to 44,565.07.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 3.20% below its 52-week high of $248.42, which the company achieved on March 28th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 0.61% to $245.66, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 1.61% to $89.25, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 0.70% to $87.70.
Trading volume (1.3 M) remained 749,811 below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 23, 2025.
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January 23, 2025 16:44 ET (21:44 GMT)
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