DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rallied 2.67% to $100.10 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.66% to 7,773.95 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.18% to 51,267.90.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Abbott Laboratories closed 26.05% below its 52-week high of $135.37, which the company reached on October 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 1.21% to $252.93, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 1.40% to $27.41, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) fell 3.30% to $139.54.
Trading volume (11.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 8.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 5, 2026.