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The price of Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE: BDX) closed at $194.02 in the last session, up 0.06% from day before closing price of $193.9. In other words, the price has increased by $0.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.59 million shares were traded. BDX stock price reached its highest trading level at $194.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $193.16.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BDX’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 64.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.64 and its Current Ratio is at 1.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.79 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.72.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, RBC Capital Mkts on September 25, 2025, initiated with a Sector Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $211.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 07 ’25 when SCOTT BERTRAM L sold 217 shares for $176.58 per share. The transaction valued at 38,318 led to the insider holds 35,816 shares of the business.
BERTRAM SCOTT bought 217 shares of BDX for $38,318 on Nov 07 ’25. On Oct 27 ’25, another insider, Feld Michael, who serves as the EVP & President, Life Sciences of the company, sold 57 shares for $186.01 each. As a result, the insider received 10,603 and left with 8,245 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BDX now has a Market Capitalization of 55611461632 and an Enterprise Value of 74747904000. As of this moment, Becton’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.423 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.013.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BDX is 0.25, which has changed by -0.12925231 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1326145 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BDX has reached a high of $251.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $162.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.01%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BDX traded on average about 2.02M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2166620 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 285.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 284.98M. Insiders hold about 0.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.84% stake in the company. Shares short for BDX as of 1763078400 were 4179247 with a Short Ratio of 2.07, compared to 1760486400 on 3281199. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4179247 and a Short% of Float of 1.46.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BDX is 4.16, which was 4.16 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.021454358. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.54. . The current Payout Ratio is 71.53% for BDX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-08 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-08. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2022-04-01 when the company split stock in a 1025:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) is currently under the scrutiny of 9.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.37, with high estimates of $3.64 and low estimates of $3.25.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $15.85 and $14.75 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $14.93. EPS for the following year is $15.9, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $17.15 and $15.19.
Revenue Estimates
According to 9 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $5.15B. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.17B to a low estimate of $5.12B. As of . The current estimate, Becton Dickinson & Co’s year-ago sales were $5.17BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.53B. There is a high estimate of $5.57B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.45B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BDX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $22.88B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $22.37B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $22.54B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $21.84BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $23.35B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $24.04B and the low estimate is $22.98B.
