Perrigo Co. PLC Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Perrigo Co. PLC (PRGO) shares fell 1.86% to $13.70, snapping a two-day winning streak amid a broader market decline. Despite the drop, Perrigo outperformed competitors like Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble. The stock remains 44.32% below its 52-week high of $24.61. Trading volume was lower than the 50-day average.
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Shares of Perrigo Co. PLC (PRGO) slid 1.86% to $13.70 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Perrigo Co. PLC closed 44.32% below its 52-week high of $24.61, which the company achieved on August 22nd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) fell 2.21% to $267.37, Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) fell 0.98% to $142.97, and Abbott Laboratories (ABT) fell 0.25% to $114.14.
Trading volume (2.4 M) remained 1.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 3.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.
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