DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rallied 3.23% to $146.95 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.67% to 7,353.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.65% to 49,363.88.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 21.56% below its 52-week high of $187.35, which the company reached on February 24th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 1.94% to $167.04, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 1.63% to $78.58, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 2.86% to $66.95.
Trading volume (3.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 19, 2026.
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May 19, 2026 16:53 ET (20:53 GMT)
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