DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ slipped 1.23% to $156.69 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.63% to 7,064.01 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.59% to 49,149.38.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 16.37% 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 $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ fell 0.49% to $194.54, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ fell 3.53% to $82.00, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ fell 3.13% to $62.60.
Trading volume (3.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 21, 2026.
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April 21, 2026 16:52 ET (20:52 GMT)
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