DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ slid 1.80% to $179.23 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.02% to 7,704.13 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.31% to 51,349.98.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 7.17% below its 52-week high of $193.07, which the company reached on August 24th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ rose 1.00% to $223.77, Medtronic PLC (MDT) fell 0.88% to $88.51, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ fell 0.30% to $87.47.
Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 454,683 below its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 24, 2026.