DJ Abbott Laboratories Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ advanced 1.13% to $99.60 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.59% to 7,811.54 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.83% to 51,654.95.
Abbott Laboratories closed 26.29% below its 52-week high of $135.13, which the company achieved on October 9th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.93% to $261.44, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.65% to $28.28, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) rose 2.26% to $145.60.
Trading volume (7.0 M) remained 1.5 million below its 50-day average volume of 8.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 9, 2026.