DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ advanced 1.26% to $240.37 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.88% to 6,049.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.24% to 44,025.81.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 3.24% below its 52-week high of $248.42, which the company reached on March 28th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 2.41% to $244.11, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 0.34% to $88.38, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 2.30% to $86.32.
Trading volume (1.9 M) remained 198,096 below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 21, 2025.
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January 21, 2025 16:44 ET (21:44 GMT)
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