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title: "Align Technology Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Align Technology Inc. (ALGN) shares fell 5.69% to $174.68 on Wednesday, underperforming competitors Zimmer Biomet and Dentsply Sirona during a broader market decline. This marks the stock's second consecutive day of losses, leaving it 16.14% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was slightly below the 50-day average."
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# Align Technology Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Align Technology Inc. (ALGN) slipped 5.69% to $174.68 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.28% to 7,482.71 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.09% to 52,348.39.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Align Technology Inc. closed 16.14% short of its 52-week high of $208.31, which the company achieved on July 29th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. (ZBH) fell 2.07% to $87.56 and Dentsply Sirona Inc. (XRAY) fell 3.36% to $11.78.

Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 70,681 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 8, 2026.

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