DJ Baxter International Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ rallied 4.43% to $22.65 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index remaining mostly unchanged at 7,483.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.14% to 52,900.07.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Baxter International Inc. closed 27.96% short of its 52-week high of $31.44, which the company reached on July 2nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 5.04% to $83.19, Stryker Corp. $(SYK)$ rose 4.20% to $326.54, and Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 3.39% to $158.08.
Trading volume (6.5 M) remained 852,981 below its 50-day average volume of 7.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 2, 2026.
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July 02, 2026 17:12 ET (21:12 GMT)
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