DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 1.01% to $109.72 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.32% to 7,728.20 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.34% to 53,791.85.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Abbott Laboratories closed 20.20% below its 52-week high of $137.49, which the company achieved on September 22nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.77% to $259.80, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 1.59% to $26.62, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 0.38% to $130.42.
Trading volume (6.5 M) remained 6.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 12.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 11, 2026.