DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ slipped 1.75% to $165.45 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.66% to 7,437.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.19% to 52,208.06.
The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 11.69% below its 52-week high of $187.35, which the company reached on February 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ fell 0.16% to $196.17, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ fell 2.09% to $85.71, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ fell 0.80% to $74.54.
Trading volume (2.0 M) remained 485,242 below its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 30, 2026.