DJ Steris PLC Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Steris PLC $(STE)$ advanced 1.95% to $236.91 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21% to 7,707.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.22% to 53,463.05.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Steris PLC closed 12.07% below its 52-week high of $269.44, which the company reached on January 16th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. $(TMO)$ rose 4.16% to $613.54, $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 5.97% to $211.50, and Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 3.78% to $187.60.
Trading volume (706,268) remained 84,827 below its 50-day average volume of 791,095.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 19, 2026.
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