DJ Baxter International Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ rallied 1.02% to $25.83 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.38% to 7,718.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,414.25.
Baxter International Inc. closed 13.90% short of its 52-week high of $30.00, which the company reached on July 30th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Medtronic PLC (MDT) rose 1.15% to $94.17, Stryker Corp. $(SYK)$ fell 1.58% to $303.13, and Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ fell 1.54% to $184.74.
Trading volume (3.4 M) remained 3.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 4, 2026.