DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ slid 1.46% to $89.46 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.29% to 7,230.12 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.31% to 49,499.27.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Abbott Laboratories closed 35.67% short of its 52-week high of $139.06, which the company achieved on June 24th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 1.16% to $227.19, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 1.39% to $26.33, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 2.73% to $112.16.
Trading volume (12.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 11.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 1, 2026.
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May 01, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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