DJ Perrigo Co. PLC Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Perrigo Co. PLC $(PRGO)$ soared 23.10% to $13.27 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.49% to 54,349.12 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.17% to 7,723.55.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Perrigo Co. PLC closed 50.83% short of its 52-week high of $26.99, which the company reached on August 5th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.04% to $257.59, Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ fell 0.82% to $146.80, and Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 0.24% to $105.71.
Trading volume (8.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 5, 2026.
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