DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ advanced 3.26% to $159.93 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.51% to 7,533.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 52,552.97.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 14.64% below its 52-week high of $187.35, which the company reached on February 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 2.10% to $205.01, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 3.84% to $83.56, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 7.22% to $77.98.
Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 1.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 2.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 16, 2026.
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July 16, 2026 16:52 ET (20:52 GMT)
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