DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 3.76% to $177.07 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.18% to 7,709.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.85% to 53,885.10.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 5.49% below its 52-week high of $187.35, which the company achieved on February 24th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 0.16% to $199.98, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ fell 0.08% to $85.92, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 0.44% to $83.02.
Trading volume (3.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 6, 2026.
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