DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ advanced 1.20% to $183.58 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.26% to 7,748.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.04% to 53,770.27.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 2.01% below its 52-week high of $187.35, which the company reached on February 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ fell 0.80% to $205.79, Medtronic PLC $(MDT)$ rose 0.09% to $90.76, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 1.42% to $90.80.
Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 753,425 below its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 12, 2026.