Best Buy Co. Inc. Stock Falls 4.4%, Underperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/08/27 20:35This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Best Buy Co. Inc. slid 4.4% to $83.56 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.7% to 7,730.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.2% to 53,569.44.
Best Buy Co. Inc. closed 8.4% below its 52-week high of $91.27, which the company reached on July 29th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Apple Inc. rose 0.4% to $314.58, Amazon.com Inc. fell 1.5% to $256.26, and Home Depot Inc. fell 1.86% to $328.61.
Trading volume totaled 8.7 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.6 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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August 27, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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