Perrigo Co. PLC Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Perrigo Co. PLC (PRGO) shares fell 5.50% to $12.54 on Thursday, underperforming competitors like Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble during a broader market decline. This drop ended a three-day winning streak, with the stock trading 49.03% below its 52-week high of $24.61. Trading volume reached 4.3 million, exceeding the 50-day average.
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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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