Shares of Hologic Inc. HOLX, -0.12% sank 0.12% to $66.61 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.89% rising 1.89% to 4,317.78 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.70% rising 1.70% to 33,839.08.
The stock’s fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
Hologic Inc. closed $21.27 below its 52-week high ($87.88), which the company reached on May 1st.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson JNJ, +1.04% rose 1.04% to $150.24, Abbott Laboratories ABT, +1.00% rose 1.00% to $95.96, and Medtronic PLC MDT, +1.75% rose 1.75% to $72.09.
Trading volume (2.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.