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The price of Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE: BDX) closed at $172.41 in the last session, down -2.53% from day before closing price of $176.89. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.23 million shares were traded. BDX stock price reached its highest trading level at $177.392 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $172.38.
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 64.76 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.08. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.64 and its Current Ratio is at 1.13. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.70.
Piper Sandler Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on May 02, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $185.
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 Jul 18 ’25 when Garrison Michael David sold 1,185 shares for $180.29 per share. The transaction valued at 213,645 led to the insider holds 4,887 shares of the business.
MICHAEL GARRISON bought 1,185 shares of BDX for $214,366 on Jul 18 ’25. On Jun 02 ’25, another insider, Shan David, who serves as the EVP and Chief ISC Officer of the company, sold 1,166 shares for $171.19 each. As a result, the insider received 199,608 and left with 4,575 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 50698027008 and an Enterprise Value of 68000985088. As of this moment, Becton’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.97. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.259 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.202.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BDX is 0.28, which has changed by -0.26443106 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 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 $163.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.58%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BDX traded on average about 2.96M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2643220 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 286.61M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 286.09M. Insiders hold about 0.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.06% stake in the company. Shares short for BDX as of 1752537600 were 4685009 with a Short Ratio of 1.58, compared to 1749772800 on 3213975. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4685009 and a Short% of Float of 1.6400000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BDX is 4.07, which was 3.98 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02249986The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.49. The current Payout Ratio is 64.86% for BDX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-09 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-08. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2022-04-01 when the company split stock in a 1025:1000 ratio.
