DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Rises Tuesday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 1.64% to $157.23 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 2.91% to 6,528.52 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 2.49% to 46,341.51.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 16.08% below its 52-week high of $187.35, which the company achieved on February 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 3.11% to $189.60, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 1.06% to $86.65, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 1.45% to $62.80.
Trading volume (1.8 M) remained 967,260 below its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 31, 2026.
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March 31, 2026 16:51 ET (20:51 GMT)
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