DJ Becton Dickinson & Co. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 1.44% to $182.75 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.10% to 51,231.64 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.47% to 7,765.36.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Becton Dickinson & Co. closed 5.35% short of its 52-week high of $193.07, which the company achieved on August 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. $(DHR)$ fell 0.47% to $217.46, Medtronic PLC (MDT) rose 2.62% to $87.75, and DexCom Inc. $(DXCM)$ rose 0.13% to $84.41.
Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 316,023 below its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 8, 2026.