DJ Baxter International Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ shed 1.18% to $26.73 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.17% to 7,785.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 53,732.41.
Baxter International Inc. closed 10.90% short of its 52-week high of $30.00, which the company achieved on July 30th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 0.76% to $91.27, Stryker Corp. $(SYK)$ fell 0.55% to $339.21, and Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 0.79% to $183.40.
Trading volume (5.0 M) remained 2.1 million below its 50-day average volume of 7.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 14, 2026.