Perrigo Co. PLC Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Perrigo Co. PLC (PRGO) shares rose 1.17% to $12.97 on Tuesday, outperforming the broader market decline but underperforming key competitors like Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble. The stock remains 47.29% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was lower than the 50-day average.
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Shares of Perrigo Co. PLC (PRGO) advanced 1.17% to $12.97 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.69% to 7,691.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.22% to 53,343.40.
Perrigo Co. PLC closed 47.29% below its 52-week high of $24.61, which the company reached on August 22nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) rose 3.33% to $271.11, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) rose 0.23% to $143.45, and Abbott Laboratories (ABT) rose 2.09% to $112.68.
Trading volume (2.2 M) remained 1.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 3.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 18, 2026.
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