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

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Shares of Perrigo Co. PLC (PRGO) slid 5.50% to $12.54 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.18% to 7,709.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.85% to 53,885.10.

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

Perrigo Co. PLC closed 49.03% short of its 52-week high of $24.61, which the company achieved on August 22nd.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) fell 0.24% to $256.98, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) rose 0.12% to $146.97, and Abbott Laboratories (ABT) rose 2.13% to $107.96.

Trading volume (4.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.7 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 6, 2026.

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