Best Buy Co. Inc. Stock Falls 5.3%, Underperforms Peers

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Shares of Best Buy Co. Inc. slid 5.3% to $80.02 on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,709.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.9% to 53,885.10.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Best Buy Co. Inc. closed 12.3% short of its 52-week high of $91.27, which the company achieved on July 29th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Apple Inc. rose 0.5% to $312.41, Amazon.com Inc. fell 0.1% to $272.26, and Home Depot Inc. fell 1.03% to $349.52.

Trading volume totaled 5.8 million, compared to the 50-day average of 4.2 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 06, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)