DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ slid 2.10% to $98.83 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.25% to 7,651.54 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.86% to 50,906.05.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Abbott Laboratories closed 27.04% short of its 52-week high of $135.45, which the company reached on October 1st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 1.06% to $264.74, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.70% to $28.52, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) fell 2.66% to $145.31.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 30, 2026.