DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Rises Tuesday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ inched 0.21% higher to $234.36 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.20% to 5,070.55 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.69% to 38,503.69.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed $52.96 short of its 52-week high ($287.32), which the company reached on July 24th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 7.21% to $253.11, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 0.89% to $81.29, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 1.89% to $134.00.
Trading volume (800,504) remained 500,360 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 23, 2024.
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April 23, 2024 16:48 ET (20:48 GMT)
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