DJ Perrigo Co. PLC Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Perrigo Co. PLC $(PRGO)$ slid 3.50% to $9.94 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.36% to 6,624.70 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.63% to 46,225.15.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Perrigo Co. PLC closed 65.28% below its 52-week high of $28.63, which the company achieved on March 20th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.35% to $237.28, Procter & Gamble Co. $(PG)$ fell 3.15% to $146.71, and Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 2.01% to $108.49.
Trading volume (3.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 18, 2026.
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March 18, 2026 17:30 ET (21:30 GMT)
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