Amgen Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Amgen Inc. (AMGN) shares rose 1.49% to $371.50, outperforming competitors like Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer during a broader market decline where the S&P 500 fell 1.21%. Trading volume exceeded its 50-day average.
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Shares of Amgen Inc. (AMGN) rallied 1.49% to $371.50 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.21% to 7,408.30 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.97% to 51,711.65.
Amgen Inc. closed 5.06% short of its 52-week high of $391.29, which the company achieved on March 2nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) rose 1.42% to $259.27, Pfizer Inc. (PFE) rose 0.77% to $25.01, and AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) rose 1.43% to $256.92.
Trading volume (2.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 23, 2026.
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