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title: "Perrigo Co. PLC Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Perrigo Co. PLC (PRGO) shares fell 5.99% to $10.52 on Wednesday, underperforming competitors like Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble during a broader market decline. The drop ended a three-day winning streak, with the stock trading 63% below its 52-week high of $28.44. Trading volume was below the 50-day average."
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# Perrigo Co. PLC Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Perrigo Co. PLC (PRGO) slid 5.99% to $10.52 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal 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.

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

Perrigo Co. PLC closed 63.00% short of its 52-week high of $28.44, which the company achieved on July 25th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) fell 1.44% to $263.40, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) fell 2.85% to $148.40, and Abbott Laboratories (ABT) fell 0.69% to $95.18.

Trading volume (2.9 M) remained 524,429 below its 50-day average volume of 3.4 M.

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

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