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title: "Zoetis Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors"
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# Zoetis Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Zoetis Inc. (ZTS) shed 2.16% to $75.02 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.

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

Zoetis Inc. closed 53.25% short of its 52-week high of $160.48, which the company reached on August 20th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) fell 2.11% to $148.99 and IDEXX Laboratories Inc. (IDXX) fell 2.91% to $545.86.

Trading volume (3.9 M) remained 2.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.8 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.

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