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title: "Perrigo Co. PLC Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors"
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# Perrigo Co. PLC Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Perrigo Co. PLC (PRGO) slipped 1.69% to $12.82 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.52% to 7,745.06 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,459.78.

The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.

Perrigo Co. PLC closed 47.90% below its 52-week high of $24.61, which the company achieved on August 22nd.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) rose 0.78% to $262.37, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) fell 0.99% to $143.12, and Abbott Laboratories (ABT) fell 0.79% to $110.37.

Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 1.5 million below its 50-day average volume of 3.6 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 17, 2026.

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