DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 2.40% to $158.54 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.20% to 7,126.06 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.79% to 49,447.43.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 15.38% short of 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 Friday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 0.50% to $194.75, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 0.63% to $86.19, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 4.49% to $63.98.
Trading volume (3.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 17, 2026.
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April 17, 2026 16:51 ET (20:51 GMT)
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