DJ Baxter International Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ rose 1.64% to $24.77 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.52% to 7,316.15 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 2.19% to 51,594.14.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Baxter International Inc. closed 14.57% short of its 52-week high of $29.00, which the company reached on July 29th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 0.76% to $87.54, Stryker Corp. $(SYK)$ rose 1.63% to $352.25, and Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 1.24% to $168.40.
Trading volume (9.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 29, 2026.