DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ slipped 1.66% to $167.12 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.33% to 6,740.02 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.95% to 47,501.55.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of losses.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 10.80% short of its 52-week high of $187.35, which the company achieved on February 24th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ fell 3.22% to $195.50, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ fell 2.27% to $90.90, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ fell 3.66% to $68.10.
Trading volume (2.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 6, 2026.
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March 06, 2026 16:50 ET (21:50 GMT)
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